The Volokh Conspiracy - Felons' Right To Possess Gun in Self-Defense, and While Delivering It to the Police:

The Fourth Circuit reaffirms this, and sets aside a 15-year sentence imposed after the defendant's lawyer wrongly advised the defendant that no such defense exists, and the defendant pled guilty in reliance on that.

Unfortunately, it looks like the defendant ended up serving at least 4 years in prison because of the lawyer's error, but at least it's not 15. Thanks to How Appealing for the pointer.

	[Eugene Volokh, August 6, 2007 at 6:51pm] Trackbacks Felons' Right To Possess Gun in Self-Defense, and While Delivering It to the Police: The Fourth Circuit reaffirms this, and sets aside a 15-year sentence imposed after the defendant's lawyer wrongly advised the defendant that no such defense exists, and the defendant pled guilty in reliance on that. Unfortunately, it looks like the defendant ended up serving at least 4 years in prison because of the lawyer's error, but at least it's not 15. Thanks to How Appealing for the pointer. Related Posts (on one page): Congratulations to Meghan Poirier, Felons' Right To Possess Gun in Self-Defense, and While Delivering It to the Police: