The prosecutor said “He made a choice to conduct himself in a loud, boisterous manner when questioned by police”…While Combs never pointed or threatened anyone with the weapon, he carried it in an “ostentatious” manner, she said, which is defined as brandishing in dictionaries.
You’d think a prosecutor would know that in courts the definition for words like brandishing are usually defined in law books. Note to self : if I buy a gold plated AK-47 then mere possession be considered brandishing by a prosecutor who goes after people who are insufficiently deferential to the police.
Thats what I said as soon as I saw the picture John Smith.
So if they had convicted him for carrying the wrong gun would it have helped his appeal?(not that I think that would ever happen)
July 16th, 2012 at 10:54 am
That is no M1 Carbine. That is a Garand!
July 16th, 2012 at 11:20 am
He’s about to matriculate at Oakland “Hot for Teacher” U.
He’s going to love it there.
July 16th, 2012 at 12:20 pm
Angry that this was not an evil black assault rifle, the prosecutor instead calls it a “combat rifle.” The definition of which is…?
That being said, I applaud this kids ballsiness but I would personally choose a different hill to die on.
July 17th, 2012 at 6:39 pm
You’d think a prosecutor would know that in courts the definition for words like brandishing are usually defined in law books. Note to self : if I buy a gold plated AK-47 then mere possession be considered brandishing by a prosecutor who goes after people who are insufficiently deferential to the police.
July 17th, 2012 at 7:05 pm
Thats what I said as soon as I saw the picture John Smith.
So if they had convicted him for carrying the wrong gun would it have helped his appeal?(not that I think that would ever happen)