Mack v. Hon. dellas/phoenix

OPINION

WINTHROP, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 Shawn P. Mack (“Defendant”) challenges the decision of the Maricopa County Superior Court denying him a jury trial for the charged misdemeanor offense of obstructing a highway or other public thoroughfare. For the following reasons, we accept jurisdiction and deny relief.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶2 In October 2011, during the “Occupy Phoenix” protests, Phoenix police allegedly observed Defendant standing in a crosswalk against the pedestrian traffic light. Defendant was arrested and charged with obstructing a highway or other public thoroughfare…