Jackson v. United States

WAGNER, Chief Judge:

Appellant, Louis Jackson, was indicted for carrying a pistol without a license (D.C.Code § 22-3204(a) (1981)), 1 possession of an unregistered firearm (D.C.Code § 6-2311(a) (1981)), 2 and possession of unregistered ammunition (D.C.Code § 6-2361(3) (1981)). 3 Following denial of a pretrial motion to suppress the pistol and ammunition that the police recovered from him in a street encounter, Jackson entered a conditional plea of guilty to carrying a pistol without a license, reserving his right to appeal from the order denying his motion to suppress. On appeal, Jackson…