I regularly dismissed cases filed against individuals like you in that MD jurisdiction who would forget they had their firearm and get caught. We had a PIA in the district court division of our office and all the defense counsel knew to prey a jury trial so that I could get the case and get rid of it. I never understood the logic of creating a criminal record for someone who had no criminal record and was committing no crime in their home state. But then I have a good grasp of the constitutional issues and the other prosecutor does not.
I know you are an attorney, but didn't know you were also a judge.
I never understood the logic of creating a criminal record for someone who had no criminal record and was committing no crime in their home state.
Good for you (and your jurisdiction).
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