Sentences with phrase «gun possession cases»

Whether a person is «in possession» of a thing is an important legal issue in many different kinds of criminal law cases, including criminal drug possession cases, criminal gun possession cases, certain sex crime cases such as child pornography and computer crime - related cases, possession of stolen property or receiving stolen property cases.

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State Sen. John Brooks who introduced legislation to ban bump stocks in New York — the devices are illegal if attached to a gun, but their possession is not outright banned — said this case points to the importance of passing a complete prohibition on bump stocks.

Kavanagh, Carnright said, is assigned to cases involving serious crimes with am emphasis of violent offenses including gun possession and robbery.

Haste, who was indicted by a grand jury but had the case tossed out because of improper jury instructions from the Bronx District Attorney's Office, said he believed Graham had a gun in his possession at the time.

It ignores the data that the vast majority of gun violence is perpetrated by individuals with criminal records, in many cases gang ties, and who are in illegal possession of the gun used in the crime.

All three cases, like Raich, involve the intrastate production or possession of materials for which there is a national market (machine guns and child pornography).

When the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller in June, striking down a ban on gun possession in D.C., a team at West went to work to get this landmark case loaded to Westlaw, complete with the insight and analysis that is critical to legal researchers.

As some may recall (and as detailed in posts here and here), Cavera is the fascinating case in which Judge Sifton decided to enhance a sentence above the guideline range in a gun case because he viewed gun possession in urban spots like NYC to be especially bad.

Though Berman doesn't believe that a Supreme Court decision recognizing a Second Amendment right to possess firearms would invalidate the federal felon gun possession law, he does foresee that it could lead to litigation in marginal cases — e.g. where an individual convicted of a non-serious felony might want to possess a handgun in the home.

Earlier this month, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decided a case in favor of a woman whose husband was killed when a gun in his friend's possession accidentally discharged.

A survey of reported cases since Nur was released indicates the gun possession sentences are normally at the level of the previously enacted mandatory minimums, or higher.