Waipahu man pledes guilty to drugs, not guns.

changemyoil66

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Waipahu man pledes guilty to drugs, not guns.

« on: January 30, 2023, 09:23:41 AM »

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/01/27/hawaii-news/waipahu-man-pleads-guilty-after-14-homemade-firearms-found/

So he was arrested and they found P80's that were unregistered. The AG stated p80/ghost guns are a problem. Yet he wasn't charged by feds or state for this crime. Instead he was charged and pleaded guilty with a drug user in possession of ammo.

States/fed know their P80 case is weak and will set precedent for all future cases of this type.

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Re: Waipahu man pledes guilty to drugs, not guns.

« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2023, 10:36:47 AM »

Quote from: changemyoil66 on January 30, 2023, 09:23:41 AM

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/01/27/hawaii-news/waipahu-man-pleads-guilty-after-14-homemade-firearms-found/

So he was arrested and they found P80's that were unregistered. The AG stated p80/ghost guns are a problem. Yet he wasn't charged by feds or state for this crime. Instead he was charged and pleaded guilty with a drug user in possession of ammo.

States/fed know their P80 case is weak and will set precedent for all future cases of this type.

I'm not a lawyer (my scruples are still intact), but I'd guess the arrestee was offered a reduced charge if they would plea guilty -- likely a misdemeanor. It's routine to use a felony charge as leverage to obtain a plea deal and avoid having to go through a trial.

Just guessing, but I think that's more likely than a concerted effort to avoid the risk of an unfavorable verdict for a questionable law.

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