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'''Raymond James “Jim” Duensing''' is an American ex-attorney specializing in traffic tickets and is the former Chair of the [[Libertarian Party of Nevada]].

Duensing's trial began just days after losing the election. His defense counsel claimed that the arresting officer had shot an unarmed man before, and that he had allegedly displayed racist opinions against Hispanics, referring to undocumented immigrants as a 'disease' (Duensing claims to have provided the officer with his address in Spanish during the encounter). While it was undisputed that Duensing was armed, he claimed to have never pulled any weapons, and the defense argued that the officer could not have seen Duensing pull his firearm because it was located inside his buttoned-up cargo pants. A knife on Duensing's person was also undiscovered until after the shooting. After more than a week of trial proceedings, Duensing was convicted and confined to detention until his January sentencing. Prosecutors asked for a prison sentence of two to five years. In January 2015, Duensing was sentenced to five years of probation and his law license was revoked. <ref name=":0" /> <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141114083831/http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/pahrump-lawyer-convicted-felonies-encounter-police David Ferrera, ''Las Vegas Review-Journal'', "Pahrump lawyer convicted on felonies for encounter with police" (2014, archived)]</ref> <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150814042714/http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/former-lawyer-shot-metro-officer-gets-probation David Ferrera, ''Las Vegas Review-Journal'', "Former lawyer shot by Metro officer gets probation" (2015, archived)]</ref>