ODT attorneys....Can your dust cover prove premeditated murder in a self defense scenario?

[crippen]

"Any truth to this? It sounds absurd."

I am not a lawyer, I do not play one on TV, nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. However, based on this one line alone. I am 99% sure it is true.

 

[captdave77]

Don't put anything past a quick thinking attorney in these cases.

Similar scenario, different forum...if you have an arrest for hitting a pedestrian with your car due to speeding...does it look worse if your car has a NOS setup and street drag radials or if your car came bone stock from the dealership?

It would look worse if your car had a plow on the front that said "move or die". The end result is the same but the ADA will argue intent. Unfortunately not everyone gets humor.

 

[FrogMan]

you're = you are.

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you'r jerk

 

[baxterday]

A lot boils down to the politics of the prosecuting attorney, some are very anti-gun. I also matters where in a state the incident happens.

 

[MRH]

I don't have anything on my guns that could portray me in a bad light, so I just leave them alone. Besides, much of the decals and such that people stick on their guns are rather gay and very mall commando, IMO. Even the punisher skull has been officially gayed by the mall ninjas.

Personalized stuff is different, as long as it doesn't say "I'ma kill some mofos!"

 

[Dundee]

I'd rather my attorney successfully portrayed me as some nice suburban guy who had an old shotgun tucked away just in case than the prosecuting attorney being able to portray me as some bloodthirsty mall-ninja wannabe.

 

[BanjoJohn]

you'r jerk

U'R

 

[captdave77]

I would also think that it would depend on where it happens. The officers, prosecutor, judge, and jury pool come from the county where the incident happens.

 

[BNB]

Anything can happen with a good attorney and a crooked system

 

[GeauxLSU]

Serious legal question....I've never heard of this before.....my friend last night was talking about how you have to be careful what kind of engraved items you put on your gun in case you ever need it for self defense.....for example, he said that if you use your AR in a self defense situation and your dust cover has the words "You're ****ed" or "Smile, wait for the flash" ... something like that....a good prosecutor could use that to show intent and motive and charge you with murder. He said there was a case a while back where a police officer had to use his rifle to stop a threat and was charged with murder and convicted because the inscription on his rifle was successfully argued to show premeditated intent to kill. Any truth to this? It sounds absurd.

Not sure if it can convict you of murder, but if you have it on your SD weapon(s), it automatically convicts you of being a nozzle.