Re: CHL demand up 40% -- Texas caught off guard as more seek handgun permits

In article <E4udncdOoeUU57LVnZ2dnUVZ_uadnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 "HeyBub" <heybub@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> Bob wrote:
> >>
> >> In the famous gun case, U.S. vs. Miller (1934), Miller didn't have a
> >> lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court. Miller lost.
> >>
> >> The accused has always had a "right" to counsel; the constitutional
> >> issue was whether the state had a duty to provide such.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> > Miller didn't lose. The case was remanded to the lower court for
> > further hearings. Miller was tired of being in jail and took a plea
> > bargain from the prosecution; thus there were no further hearings. In
> > the meantime, I believe his codefendant had died.
> 
> Miller lost.
> 
> The trial court ruled the law under which Miller was charged violated
the 
> 2nd Amendment. The U.S. appealed. The court vacated the lower court's
ruling 
> and remanded for trail.
> 
> Miller lost the appeal. Probably because he didn't have a lawyer. 

Or could no longer afford one.

Lawyers are like hospital bills. They can totally wipe out your life 
savings in a matter of hours.
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