My Virtual 2A Lawyer

12/16/2024

"Writing the Court’s lead opinion, Justice Michael P. Donnelly explained that under Ohio’s criminal sentencing scheme, multiple prison terms must be served concurrently unless an exception applies. The exceptions in R.C. 2929.14(C) and R.C. 2929.41(A) allowed the trial court to impose two consecutive sentences for the fi***rm specifications, but no more. The third and fourth consecutive sentences issued to Beatty must be served concurrently with the first six years of prison time, the Court concluded."

Ohio law only allows a maximum of two consecutive prison terms for fi***rm specifications that are added to the sentence of a violent offender, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.

06/21/2024

"*** the justices ruled 8-1 in favor of a 1994 ban on fi***rms for people under restraining orders to stay away from their spouses or partners. The justices reversed a ruling from the federal appeals court in New Orleans that had struck down the law."

The Supreme Court has upheld a federal gun control law that’s intended to protect domestic violence victims.

01/08/2024

"Just because a defendant qualifies for the Guidelines enhancement does not necessarily mean that he does not qualify for safety-valve relief. The district court mistakenly conflated the scope of the no-fi***rms condition with that of the fi***rms enhancement. And because we cannot be sure that the district court would have imposed the same sentence if Bingham is in fact safety-valve eligible, we vacate and remand for resentencing."

United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit, No. 23-2172
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
SENQUE S. BINGHAM, Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. No. 4:21-cr-40048

ARGUED NOVEMBER 6, 2023 — DECIDED DECEMBER 19, 2023

06/30/2022

"Liming was previously convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, which prohibited him from possessing a fi***rm or am******on."

CINCINNATI – A Greene County man was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to nine years and 364 days in prison for illegally possessing the gun he used to shoot an Ohio wildlife officer.