One of the most well-known and frequently quoted legal maxims is this: it is “better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer.” That was written by Sir William Blackstone in 1765, but it is far from the first or only expression of the idea....
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Carry rights restored after Wisconsin disorderly conduct conviction
Under federal law, anyone convicted of any felony offense or of any domestic violence offense, even a misdemeanor, is prohibited from possessing a firearm. This is an example of what we call the “collateral consequences” of a criminal conviction. Collateral...