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I will get a referral to someone in San Antonio when I get to my office on Monday. I routinely refer people in Houston to a very good criminal attorney and he knows people in most major cities in Texas.

I know the details of your event because you sent me a PM. However, I agree that it was wise to delete them here on the open part of the forum, at least until after this matter is resolved and/or your attorney says it's okay to tell your story. (He won't! )

TPC §46.035(a) makes it unlawful to intentionally fail to conceal a handgun. (Knowingly or recklessly isn't found in that part of the Code.) From your PM, you clearly didn't intend to have it unconcealed, as you just as clearly believed that a combination of darkness and tinted windows rendered the gun "concealed." There is very good evidence that your belief was correct, as the officer didn't even see it until you told him where it was and the second officer opened the passenger door. I'm also less than impressed with the question, "Why do you have a loaded gun in the car?" It implies the officer erroneously thinks that loaded v. unloaded is legally relevant.

There are many methods of concealment folks, and darkness is certainly one of them. I've used it myself on many occasions.

Chas.

ELB, thanks so much for your help. I just got off the phone with him. This was the help that I was asking for. And thank you Mr. Cotton. Sir, I would still like that refferal as I would like to have a choice.

Tom

the cop flipped out and was totally unprofessional, displaying a high level of arrogance and willful disregard for the law

I think we have a bad cop here. Hopefully, he's the only one pounding the streets of SA.

JIMMY SPARKS.

This is sad, i hate reading about cops either not knowing the law, or arrogant enough to make up their own.

I would very much like to hear the outcome of this.

t1eyer wrote:ELB, thanks so much for your help. I just got off the phone with him. This was the help that I was asking for. And thank you Mr. Cotton. Sir, I would still like that refferal as I would like to have a choice.

Tom

Ha! You mean one of my posts turned out to be useful?! I'm going to frame this one!

Seriously, good luck, and if possible let us know how it went.

Charles L. Cotton wrote:I will get a referral to someone in San Antonio when I get to my office on Monday. I routinely refer people in Houston to a very good criminal attorney and he knows people in most major cities in Texas.

I know the details of your event because you sent me a PM. However, I agree that it was wise to delete them here on the open part of the forum, at least until after this matter is resolved and/or your attorney says it's okay to tell your story. (He won't! )

TPC §46.035(a) makes it unlawful to intentionally fail to conceal a handgun. (Knowingly or recklessly isn't found in that part of the Code.) From your PM, you clearly didn't intend to have it unconcealed, as you just as clearly believed that a combination of darkness and tinted windows rendered the gun "concealed." There is very good evidence that your belief was correct, as the officer didn't even see it until you told him where it was and the second officer opened the passenger door. I'm also less than impressed with the question, "Why do you have a loaded gun in the car?" It implies the officer erroneously thinks that loaded v. unloaded is legally relevant.

There are many methods of concealment folks, and darkness is certainly one of them. I've used it myself on many occasions.

Chas.

Looks like the details of his story made it to this web site advertizing for CHL lawyer protection

http://www.chlpp.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

See "Actual Recent Experience of a non-CHLPP Member - THIS CAN HAPPEN TO YOU!!!" on that web site.

JJVP wrote:Looks like the details of his story made it to this web site advertizing for CHL lawyer protection
See "Actual Recent Experience of a non-CHLPP Member - THIS CAN HAPPEN TO YOU!!!" on that web site.

Wow. This is unbelievable!

WildBill wrote:

JJVP wrote:Looks like the details of his story made it to this web site advertizing for CHL lawyer protection
See "Actual Recent Experience of a non-CHLPP Member - THIS CAN HAPPEN TO YOU!!!" on that web site.

Wow. This is unbelievable!

Looks like the story verbatim that was on this site before it got deleted by the OP. Wonder if the OP approved the use by them??

Gosh, thanks for the heads up. I did contact them looking for help and they were very nice and responsive but they did not ask me nor did I grant any permission to use it.

Thanks,

for the research and heads up.