nstassel
NES Member
I finished a case this week. The guy was accused of possession of a firearm and discharging it within 500 feet of a dwelling. The were accusations of pistol whipping someone and assaulting someone with the shot. This all happened in a hotel at a party.
There was no gun recovered. There was no bullet or casing. Just a hole in the ceiling and a ricochet mark. The DA was not willing to dismiss or even give him 6 months for the assault. It was 18 mos or go to trial. He did three months before I got him out on bail. He had no record of convictions but was out on bail for pushing his girlfriend- who started the melee at the hotel party- when he was charged with this offense.
Here he is cutting off his gps after being found not guilty of everything. The judge gave a required finding on the victim charges and the jury then acquitted on the two remaining gun charges.
There was no gun recovered. There was no bullet or casing. Just a hole in the ceiling and a ricochet mark. The DA was not willing to dismiss or even give him 6 months for the assault. It was 18 mos or go to trial. He did three months before I got him out on bail. He had no record of convictions but was out on bail for pushing his girlfriend- who started the melee at the hotel party- when he was charged with this offense.
Here he is cutting off his gps after being found not guilty of everything. The judge gave a required finding on the victim charges and the jury then acquitted on the two remaining gun charges.
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