Our client was arrested and charged in federal court with being a felon in possession of a firearm after allegedly carrying a Glock .45 caliber handgun with magazines and ammunition.

The government based the charge on a prior Arizona conviction it claimed qualified as a felony under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). After conducting a full investigation and analyzing the prior case, we were able to prove that the prior offense did not meet the statutory definition of a felony for purposes of federal firearm prohibition. Based on these findings, the U.S. Attorney’s Office dismissed the case in its entirety before trial.