SCOTUS overturns gun conviction in 9-0 decision

[Edwardteach72]

9-0 decision to overturn feds conviction of felon in possession of a firearm

Wooden v. United States

www.scotusblog.com

 

[SomeSoldier]

So this is where we draw the line? Protecting criminals but not the people.

 

[Acer-m14]

in case you don't want to read the scotus blog

 

[Acer-m14]

Still trying to figure out the gun part of this .. .. did he point it at the storage lockers .. this is a stick up .. open up . ?? lol

 

[dsdmmat]

Well maybe overzealous prosecutors won’t be able to charge people with murder 1, murder 2, manslaughter 1 and manslaughter 2 for the same crime now. They will only be able to charge a person with what that can prove, not give the jury an option to convict with a fruit salad of lesser charges.

I always thought it was bs you get hit with 14 charges for one act. If you are a homeowner who shoot a perp in your house the should not throw everything in the book at you to see which one the jury likes.

 

[dsdmmat]

Still trying to figure out the gun part of this .. .. did he point it at the storage lockers .. this is a stick up .. open up . ?? lol

No he was convicted of ten different felonies for breaking into a storage place and getting into 10 units. Then they found him with a gun and used the career criminal law to put him away for 14 year longer than he would have gotten if he had only been convicted of one felony.

 

[drowhawk]

Sounds like it was less about the gun, and more about the process. Rare you see a 9-0 like this, sounds like blatant abuse of power by the prosecutor.

 

[dwa12479]

Sounds like a shady prosecutor (I know, obvious right?) who was looking for ways to pad his numbers to move up in his world.

 

[FP1201]

Given the Left and Right leanings of SCOTUS, the Conservative majority and a 9-0 support, I'd say the armchair Lawyers do not know of what they speak. Remember, we are a Country of Laws, Rules, and Regulations all of which are supposed to be in agreement with our Constitution and Bill of Rights irrespective the crime or alleged infraction...lot of stuff nobody likes, but the Rights of the guilty must be protected the same as the innocent through due process.

 

[Jmac00]

the base line here is this: Ifr you're a law abiding citizen and you get in trouble with the law, you're fucked

 

[fresch]

If I was one of the robbed I would expect my case to be counted as 1 not a class action style 1 for all.
Each locker is owned/rented by different people and should be counted as such.

 

[Jezman]

Well maybe overzealous prosecutors won’t be able to charge people with murder 1, murder 2, manslaughter 1 and manslaughter 2 for the same crime now. They will only be able to charge a person with what that can prove, not give the jury an option to convict with a fruit salad of lesser charges.

I always thought it was bs you get hit with 14 charges for one act. If you are a homeowner who shoot a perp in your house the should not throw everything in the book at you to see which one the jury likes.

I agree like New Jersey charging you 10 years per hollow point round.