Handgun
Robber’s mere threat of having a handgun permits felony firearm conviction
People need to be careful of their words, lest they end up eating those words. Randell Linlaw learned that the hard way. Kinlaw entered a tanning salon, and passed the employee a note proclaiming words along the lines of "I have a gun. I don’t want to...
Police suspects risk harmful misinterpretations of their non-verbal actions
George Lee Hawkins was stopped for a moving violation. Once stopped, the police saw a bulge in his shirt, and asked him if he could raise his “‘shirt up a little bit so [the police officer could] see how it sits.’” Hawkins then “extended his arms completely out to his sides...
