Carl Folsom recently won a dismissal for his client in City of Topeka v. Roberts. In this case, our client was originally charged in Topeka Municipal Court with carrying a concealed weapon. The arrest was based on an incident where Mr. Roberts was actually lawfully openly carrying his firearm at the Topeka Mall.
On May 19, 2010, Mr. Folsom won an acquittal on the concealed weapon charge in a municipal court trial to a judge, even though the arresting officer testified at trial that the gun had been concealed during the incident. Despite this acquittal, however, the City initially won a conviction on a charge of unlawfully transporting a firearm in a vehicle. This charge had been added five minutes before trial.
Mr. Roberts appealed the unlawful transporting a firearm conviction to the Shawnee County District Court, and the City ultimately agreed to dismiss the charge. Thus, Mr. Folsom won an acquittal or a dismissal on every charge in the case.
The Topeka Capital-Journal recently published an article on this case, located here.
At Bell Folsom, P.A., our attorneys have vast experience litigating gun cases. We have fought charges like this at the municipal, state, and federal level. We have fought for our clients’ Second Amendment rights and their right to open carry. If you’ve been accused of a firearms offense in Kansas, contact us today to see how we can start helping you.