{"id":11748,"date":"2018-10-20T21:32:47","date_gmt":"2018-10-21T01:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/?p=11748"},"modified":"2025-02-28T14:24:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T19:24:56","slug":"possession-of-a-firearm-by-a-felon-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/possession-of-a-firearm-by-a-felon-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Possession of a Firearm by a Felon Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11759 alignleft lazyload\" src=\"\/jshared\/img\/icons\/spinner.svg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Possession-of-a-Firearm-by-a-Felon-Charge-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Possession of a Firearm by a Felon Charge\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Possession-of-a-Firearm-by-a-Felon-Charge-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Possession-of-a-Firearm-by-a-Felon-Charge-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Possession-of-a-Firearm-by-a-Felon-Charge-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Possession-of-a-Firearm-by-a-Felon-Charge.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Careful consideration is given in Criminal Court to weapons charges, especially when they are criminal charges involving a convicted felon and possession of a firearm (gun).\u00a0 The consequences of a conviction for\u00a0Possession of a Firearm by a Felon Charge are serious and can result in jail time (41 months maximum prison sentence) as a Class G Felony under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Felony-Sentencing-Chart-North-Carolina.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Felony Sentencing Grid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>If you&#8217;ve been charged with Felon in Possession of a Firearm, it&#8217;s crucial to seek good legal advice from an experienced defense attorney.\u00a0 Possession, and what constitutes possession, is often a key issue in the defense of such charges &#8211; Bill Powers, Criminal Defense Lawyer\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>What is Possession of a Firearm by Felon in North Carolina?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/possession-of-a-firearm-by-a-felon-charge\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Possession of a Firearm by a Felon Charge\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Careful consideration is given in Criminal Court to weapons charges, especially when they are criminal charges involving a convicted felon and possession of a firearm (gun).\u00a0 The consequences of a conviction for\u00a0Possession of a Firearm by a Felon Charge are serious and can result in jail time (41 months maximum prison sentence) as a Class [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1087,1086,151],"class_list":["post-11748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-criminal-defense","tag-criminal-defense-lawyer-charlotte-charlotte-nc","tag-firearm-by-felony","tag-possession-charges"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Possession of a Firearm by a Felon Charge &#8212; Carolina Criminal Defense &amp; DUI Lawyer Updates &#8212; October 20, 2018<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What is Constructive Possession? 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