Constitutional Law

Friesen NFA case settles

Data here, with links.

Basically, it was an NFA prosecution, where the defense launched a HARD attack on the messed up nature of the government's NFA firearm files, including calling a very well qualified expert to testify to the unreliability of files with such flaws.

In the end, he accepted a plea -- anytime the government drops multiple felony counts, each carrying up to 10 years in prison, in exchange for a plea to a misdemeanor and a $25 fine, you take it.

Full post as published by Of Arms and the Law on August 03, 2009 (boomark / email).