Q: My boyfriend is on probation. The cops came and raided his father's house. They found a gun inside my jeep.
I told the police it was my gun. So not in his possession or inside his home. They charged him with felon in possession of firearm. Is there anything I can do so that charge doesnt stick? It was in my vehicle. Not in his.
A:
(1) Hire a lawyer for your bf or apply for a public defender if he cannot afford a private lawyer
(2) Get an email or letter from you to his new lawyer explaining that the gun was yours. Give the lawyer copies of the title and registration and insurance of the Jeep to you, not him. Also get the same for his vehicle to show whose vehicle belongs to whom. Unless he was sitting in the jeep, it seems like this case has a decent chance of getting dismissed with a little elbow grease.
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