Charges Dropped for New Jersey Man arrested with Flintlock Pistol

Peggy Reist

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Justice (of sorts) was finally served for a New Jersey man who was arrested for having a flintlock pistol in his car. And by the way, he had just purchased it.

"He had just purchased a Queen Anne Flintlock from a pawn shop, and had wrapped it in a cloth. He was transporting it in a vehicle driven by a friend. Police stopped them in a seedy neighborhood that was known for drugs, according to the South Jersey Times."


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USMC News The View from Constitutional Conservatives: Charges against NJ man with flintlock have been dropped
 
Now let the guy file charges against the cop and State for violating his civil liberty's under color of law. US Code Title 18 241 & 242 And sue them to boot! It is the only way to bring these thugs into line.
 
The prosecutor dropped the charges out of prosecutorial descretion. This means the state belives that his actions were illegal, but because of the circumstances they have decided not to prosecute. I don't think he has much legal ground for an improper arrest case. Since he was not prosecuted, I don't think he can sue that the law is unconstitutional either.

The national attention does highlight the absurdity of New Jersy law though.
 
The prosecutor dropped the charges out of prosecutorial descretion. This means the state belives that his actions were illegal, but because of the circumstances they have decided not to prosecute. I don't think he has much legal ground for an improper arrest case. Since he was not prosecuted, I don't think he can sue that the law is unconstitutional either.

The national attention does highlight the absurdity of New Jersy law though.
He was deprived of his civil libertys under federal law which supercedes state law and any other law that is in conflict with the constitution and laws of the land. I suggest you read some of my posts with links.
 
The prosecutor dropped the charges out of prosecutorial descretion. This means the state belives that his actions were illegal, but because of the circumstances they have decided not to prosecute. I don't think he has much legal ground for an improper arrest case. Since he was not prosecuted, I don't think he can sue that the law is unconstitutional either.

The national attention does highlight the absurdity of New Jersy law though.
He was deprived of his civil libertys under federal law which supercedes state law and any other law that is in conflict with the constitution and laws of the land. I suggest you read some of my posts with links.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articlevi
 

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