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The whole issue of a search’s legality is complicated, convoluted and fact dependent. Why did the cop pull him over? What justified any prolonged detention? Where was the firearm?
I have a six volume series on search and seizure that 1)takes up a whole shelf, and 2) is updated every year. Without reviewing the police reports and knowing Iowa low, there is no way to give any sort of prognostication about how things will turn out. Iowa has stricter gun laws that I’d expect (need a license to own a pistol or revolver) but they have some laxity about transporting rifles. Didn’t review drug amounts but you say personal use. That varies state to state but less than 5grams is pretty reasonable for personal use, maybe 10 grams.* One issue is firearm and MJ possession. Did he buy the firearm? If so, did he admit to smoking weed? Feds have picked up those cases because it’s a violation of federal law to possess a firearm if you are an illegal user of controlled substances. Granted, odds are feds won’t get involved. But if you have a dick cop and a US Attorney’s office looking for extra cases (not likely), they could make his life very uncomfortable. Possession is broader than ownership so again, this is heavily fact intensive. Good thing he’s seeing an attorney tomorrow. He should kick everyone out of the room and tell the attorney everything. There are a bunch of ways to attack this but the fact he was in a car is a bad fact. Cops don’t need a warrant, just probable cause. And if he agreed to let hem search the car..... he’s ****ed. I don’t know if Iowa requires recording encounters with law enforcement. Hopefully the firearm doesn’t screw him and he winds up with misdemeanor MJ possession at worst. * I’m from Alaska. Weed is our state crop. I have friends for whom 10g is just a good afternoon. Im talking about legal limits. And how it’s packaged will make a difference. 10g in 10 1g bags? Hard to sell personal use, although 1g is an awfully small distribution amount. Usually I’ve seen quarter ounces (7g) as thpical small personal amount. But most judges and certainly most prosecutors have no personal experience for this. |
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Federally you're not allowed to buy or possess firearms if you have any marijuana. It doesn't matter if the state has legalized it or not. If you buy and use/own state legal weed you can be charged for lying on a 4473 federally. Simple rule, if you want to own guns legally, you can't use marijuana regardless if it's legal in your state or not. In many ways it's stupid, but that is the federal law.
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I interned for a Da where the legality of the search was successfully challenged. If the stop was on dashcam there are several technicalities that can be scrutinized. The officer needs to do everything exactly right. If he skips a step or does something out of sequence you have a chance.
Defendant in my case had a public defender, so it doesn't even take a great attorney to have it challenged, just comes down to the video. |
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having a bad ass gun with some low ass drug. Next on Ironic!
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Claire McCaskill was once a PD in Jackson County, she later was the Jackson County Prosecutor 1992-1998.
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I've seen this up close and personal with a former co-worker that ended in a horrible tragedy. I hope there's sanity in this instance and not some ADA trying to make a name for him/herself.
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AR-15?
Did he need to shoot 20 black 10 year olds in a drive by? |
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Sounds like this guy is getting coal in his stocking this year.
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It's deer season
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How did the cops find the pot? Was it a traffic stop? Was it city cops? County? HP? How many cops were present at the arrest? Did he give them permission to search the car? How many people were in the vehicle?
You are providing insufficient information. FAX |
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Sorry Fax, I don't have all the information. I was just wanting to actually read the statute that he would probably be charged under for the drug and firearm possession. Whether it be federal and/or state. I like to see specifics when it comes to laws. Not just oh if this and that then he can be charged.
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Now you've pissed me off!
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Is that what they call prison dick these days?
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