Reduction of serious charges of using a "weapon"

Another professional success! In a case in which a man was accused of carrying and firing a weapon, based on the opinion of an "expert" who watched a security camera video and determined that an object the defendant was holding was a "weapon" only based on its resemblance to a real gun, an argument was raised that the object seen in the photo could actually be a shotgun, which does not meet the definition of a "weapon." (At least at the time of the indictment)

Thanks to my opinion, which showed, in examples, that it could be a recoilless rifle, which also emits recoil, ejects cartridges, and leaves gunshot residue, just like a real gun, the indictment was changed!

The punishment imposed was 3 months of community service.