NYC CPW charge dismissed in “interest of justice”. Interesting

[C3D]

tl;dr version for the link

- Woman buys gun in NC
- Brings gun to NYC
- Shoots abusive boyfriend in self-defense
- Criminal possession charge dismissed because the “gun sat in the closet” and she is a victim of domestic abuse (although that’s not why she bought the gun)

People v Wooten

Here’s the original news story, to refresh your memory:

A Brooklyn woman shot her ex-boyfriend in the neck Saturday when he tried to kick his way into her apartment, police sources said.

The 30-year-old man, identified by sources as Marlon Womack, stormed into his ex-girlfriend's apartment building on Bristol St. near Blake Ave. in Brownsville at 6:13 p.m., cops said.

When Womack kicked open her door, he found the 52-year-old woman, who sources identified as Tonya Wooten, standing at the threshold with a handgun, police sources said.

Wooten pulled the trigger and hit Womack once in the neck, according to sources. Medics rushed him to Brookdale Hospital where he is in stable condition, police said.

Cops found Wooten's .40 caliber handgun at the scene. She recently moved to the city from North Carolina. While the weapon was legal there, she did not have a New York permit yet, police sources said.

Womack allegedly has an extensive criminal history.

Wooten was taken into custody and charges were pending early Sunday, cops said.

Brooklyn woman shoots ex in neck after he kicked her door in - NY Daily News

 

[SomeSoldier]

Oh, I remember. Charge her or remove the law.

 

[Phauxtoe]

so Selective enforcement is rule of law!
so much for Blind Justice!

FUNY

 

[Acer-m14]

so you just have to tuck it away in NYC for a few yrs till needed .. ..

and how many others could still be alive today if the only law on the books was just murder with any object and they enforced it ..

 

[Saltwater60]

Dont expect the same treatment of your a white male.

 

[BDinPutnam]

Is there a blacker name than "Marlon Womack"?

 

[repete]

I'm amazed at the 22 years difference in age, she must be hot or something!

 

[prambo]

I'm amazed at the 22 years difference in age, she must be hot or something!

I'm going out on a a limb here, but I'll bet it's "...or something!"

 

[TheMoneyPit]

Don’t get your hopes up that this will become the norm...king Cuomo wouldn’t want people to think his state actually makes rational decisions regarding use of guns in self defense situations.

 

[Vee Davis]

I'm amazed at the 22 years difference in age, she must be hot or something!

Believe me, I know the woman. She is very nice, you would mistake her for being in her early thirties, and she very pretty,

 

[Vee Davis]

I'm going out on a a limb here, but I'll bet it's "...or something!"

That is too bad that every woman over 50 that you know or meet must look a wreck!

 

[cgrutt]

That is too bad that every woman over 50 that you know or meet must look a wreck!

Interesting. So that's what you read from this year-old comment? Triggered much?

 

[Airborneguy]

We must be hitting search engines more lately. We’ve had a few posters like this show up recently.

 

[prambo]

Interesting. So that's what you read from this year-old comment? Triggered much?

My thoughts exactly.

Had to look at the date.

Anddd....No!, I won't be answering the post because........trolls.

 

[Toecutter]

They dont want these cases escalating out of NYs corrupt courts.