Every year civil and criminal defense attorneys across the state and the citizens at large handle or read headlines about “gun blunders” that cause the once-law-abiding citizen to wind up charged with a criminal act. This blog identified the five most common gun myths to help you avoid them, minimize criminal risk and look inside of the defenses.
Becoming the aggressor:
In many cases, someone with a firearm may be authorized at a given moment in time to stand his or her ground and use deadly force and have an affirmative defense to what would be an otherwise criminal act. However, normally ... Read More
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In Indiana, it a now clearly crime to send (disseminate) matter harmful to “minors”.1 In 2009, this statute was held unconstitutional because the age of consent to sexual activity was 16.2 The legal reasoning was if one can consent to sexual activity at 16, one can receive nude photos.
In the recent Thaker case, Mr. Thaker sent an explicit photo of his genitals to a 16-year-old girl in Oregon. After learning about the photo, the FBI contacted the Indiana police department, who proceeded to go to him and arrest him.
Mr. Thaker was charged with a Class D felony dissemination3 of matter ... Read More