The client carried a Class 1 Misdemeanor Aggravated Assault on Officer conviction out of Maricopa County Superior Court. Future First filed the Application to Set Aside under ARS § 13-905 and the court granted the application in 186 days, vacating the conviction and restoring rights in the same order.
At a glance
| Original conviction | Aggravated Assault on Officer (ARS § 13-1204(A)(8)(a)), Class 1 Misdemeanor |
| Application filed | Application to Set Aside, ARS § 13-905, 2024 |
| Court | Maricopa County Superior Court |
| Result | Set Aside Granted. The conviction vacated, judgment of guilt dismissed, all civil disabilities lifted. |
| Rights restored | Rights restored in the same order. Civil disabilities lifted. |
| Time from application to grant | 186 days from application filing to granted |
The challenge
Aggravated Assault on Officer under ARS § 13-1204(A)(8)(a) starts as a felony charge but resolved here as a Class 1 Misdemeanor through plea negotiation. The conviction sits in the Maricopa County Superior Court file. Background checks return the case as an aggravated assault count tied to law enforcement contact, and that flag does not go away on its own.
The client had completed every term of the sentence. The clean record since the case carried weight under the statutory factors. The active conviction was the last remaining barrier and § 13-905 was the path to remove it.
What we did
Future First filed the Application to Set Aside under ARS § 13-905 in Maricopa County Superior Court. The application covered the Class 1 Misdemeanor Aggravated Assault on Officer conviction. The package documented full sentence completion, the clean record since discharge, and the statutory factors the court weighs under § 13-905(A).
The court took 186 days to move the application through review. The application held up at every step and the court entered the order on the merits.
The judge signed the order. Set aside granted on the Aggravated Assault on Officer count. Rights restored in the same order. The conviction is vacated, the judgment of guilt is dismissed, and the civil disabilities lift in full.
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If you have an Aggravated Assault conviction on your record
ARS § 13-905 reaches Aggravated Assault convictions whether the case resolved as a felony or a designated misdemeanor. The statute does not exclude assault offenses tied to officers and the court applies the same factor analysis used on any other conviction. Full sentence completion, the documented passage of time, and the statutory factors govern the outcome.
Set aside vacates the conviction. The conviction record changes from active to vacated. Background checks pulling from the Arizona Public Access database return the case with the set aside notation that signals the order has issued.
Sealing under ARS § 13-911 is the next stage. The sealing wait depends on the offense class. Once the wait runs, the sealing application closes public access to the file.
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