Criminal – Felon In Possession – Necessity Defense

By Deborah Elkins
Published: September 8, 2008

Although defendant said his nephew threatened to return to defendant’s home with a gun, after the two had argued, defendant did not retreat or call the police, but instead retrieved several firearms of his own, and defendant’s claim of “necessity” does not persuade the Court of Appeals to overturn his conviction for illegal weapons possession. The ...

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