Legal Opinion

In re D.F.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided July 11, 2013No. 11-FS-1543PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMPSON, Associate Judge:

After a bench proceeding, the Superior Court found that then thirteen-year-old D.F. possessed a BB gun1 outside a building, in violation of 24 DCMR § 2301.3.2 In this appeal, D.F. contends that the court “erred in finding that [his] possession of an inoperable BB Gun supported a conviction for possession of a BB Gun outside the home.” We disagree and therefore affirm.

I. Background

The following evidence was presented at the evidentiary hearing: On August 16, 2011, Metropolitan Police Department Officer Filio Simic received a radio run for a man with a gun in the 700…

2Cases cited21 opinions

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  4. Moore v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
  5. District of Columbia v. PlaceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2006

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3Cited by6 opinions

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