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A DWI 3rd has a special term of the plea bargain written inthe judgment "The Court authorizes the defendant to possess and utilize firearms for recreational purposes outside his home." He got stopped for a hunting violation and was using a rifle. Is he a felon in possession?
 
Posts: 130 | Location: Texas | Registered: October 12, 2006Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Yes. A probation condition doesn't trump State Law. But good luck getting a jury on board when they offer the judgment as "Defense Exhibit 1" and rest their case...
 
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does seem to diminish his criminal intent
 
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Mistake of law defense (reasonable reliance on a written interpretation of the law contained in an opinion of a court of record)?
 
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Whatever you decide about the current violation (and I agree that it would be extraordinarily difficult to proceed on an MRP), make sure you get the conditions modified and that illegal term removed!
 
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Originally posted by DJC:
A DWI 3rd has a special term of the plea bargain written inthe judgment "The Court authorizes the defendant to possess and utilize firearms for recreational purposes outside his home."


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What a mess! the recitation in the judgment is void, but if it was a term of the plea bargain then the plea was most likely involuntary. If you have to reach this far to come up with a method to move the case, you should realize it is not proper and just go to trial.
 
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Makes just about as much sense as if the judge had said, "The defendant may use cocaine, so long as he only possesses less than a gram."
 
Posts: 7860 | Location: Georgetown, Texas | Registered: January 25, 2001Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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at least I can truthfully say it was not a judgment from our jurisdiction!
 
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