Whether or not Larry Recio on May 15, 2015 possessed a firearm was until March 8, 2018 an issue of contention. The contentious issue was resolved that day when the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Recio’s “a felon in…
Category: Guns
Mar.23
2016
2016
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Appeals | Criminal Law | Guns
A stun gun is more commonly known as a Taser. It is a device or weapon from which an electrical current may be fired through wires with the ability to incapacitate, injured or even kill someone.
In 2014, the…
Mar.09
2016
2016
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Drug Crime | Federal Criminal Law | Guns
In 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court in Riley v. California held that the police, acting without a warrant, generally may not examine digital information stored on a cell phone seized during an arrest.
When a defendant is released on…
Mar.02
2016
2016
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Criminal Law | Guns
Qualified immunity is generally the first defense invoked by a police officer when faced with a lawsuit alleging that he or she intentionally violated the constitutional rights of an individual. The modern standard for this defense was formulated by the…
Feb.24
2016
2016
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Guns
Rocky Joe Houston, and his brother Leon, do not like the government, and in particular do not like the police.
In May 2006 the brothers shot and killed Roane County Deputy Bill Jones and his ride-along friend Mike Brown,…
Jan.24
2016
2016
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Appeals | Federal Criminal Law | Guns
There’s no question that Des Moines, Iowa resident David Anthony Tumea had serious mental health problems in 2012.
There is also no question that Tumea had a bizarre proclivity for collecting, making, and possessing anything that could be used…
Dec.13
2015
2015
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Appeals | Federal Criminal Law | Guns
According to FBI statistics, there were 11,961 murders committed in the U.S. in 2014. 8124 of the murders were committed using handguns. 262 people were killed with shotguns. 248 murders were committed with rifles, including “military style assault rifles” (AR-15s…
Nov.07
2015
2015
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Drug Trafficking | Federal Criminal Law | Guns
According to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), federal weapons convictions declined 5.8 percent in Fiscal Year 2015 from the previous fiscal year. In 2014, the U.S. Justice Department secured 6,373 weapons convictions, but the number of convictions declined in…
Oct.25
2015
2015
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Drug Crime | Drug Trafficking | Guns
Texas Felon In Possession
Texas Penal Code 46.04(a) deals with the unlawful possession of a firearm.
The statute provides that “a person who has been convicted of a felony commits an offense if he possesses a firearm: (1)…
Oct.13
2015
2015
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Criminal Law | Guns
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