[Nonesuch]

I chose to put my fate, and my life, in your hands, and not into the hands of those criminals who came into my shop and threatened me with a gun. Thank you.

Chances are this won't get as far as a jury trial. And if it did, the judge would forbid the defense to make any mention of the circumstances surrounding how they came to be charged with possession of an unregistered handgun.

[bill1952]

*smile*

I have been in a few trials as a so called 'expert' witness.

You look square at the jury, speak your piece, ignore the judge for the moment, and apologize profusely afterward.

Were I in the position of being charged, I would simply stand and have my say at the end of testimony, that the judge would declare beforehand as not expert, and go for it.

A defendant has the absolute right to have a such a say before the jury without cross.