The Attorneys at Dixon & Moseley, P.C.
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At , we have sometimes been asked by clients and other attorneys about firearms seized by police that are not forfeited as apart of a criminal proceeding. We have frequently shared the position we believe strikes the right balance between public safety and a citizen’s property. This distillation culls out a difference between owning the property (the firearms) and possessing…
Yes. Until recently, this was an undeveloped area of law. On the one hand, the subjective element, what the victim-turned-defendant believed appears to indicate to the contrary. How would a jury determine this without testimony of the defendant? Nevertheless, on June 2, 2011, the Court of Appeals handed down Ault v. State. In this case, Ault was accused and convicted…
At we have represented clients with virtually every permutation of gun-related cases imaginable. Over the years, we have observed a number of commonalities with FFL holders–matters they didn’t attend to that caused problems. And with this, it is a fascinating time, full of contradictions. We observed gun manufacturers obtain immunity from nuisance and related claims, under the Protection of Lawful…
There is tension between these legal doctrines among all of the states in the Nation. In fact, Home Rule is an ancient legal doctrine that created great struggles with former holdings under the British Empire. The Empire wanted to impose its will remotely, but the holdings believed they were unique and should be able to determine affairs unique to it.…
The Castle Doctrine is an ancient legal concept or maxim. It dates from Roman times and its law. The concept is fairly straightforward. The castle, sometime ringed by a wall or mote, and/or its adjacent fields, stock, and storehouses could be (had to be) defended by force from all intruders and other attacks. A castle and its environs were essentially…