Legal Opinion

Snell v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided March 28, 2013No. 11-CF-571PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OBERLY, Associate Judge:

Marcus Snell was convicted of five gun-related charges stemming from an incident on the evening of July 4, 2010: unlawful possession of a firearm (felon-in-possession); carrying a pistol without a license outside one’s home or place of business (felony CPWL); unlawful discharge of a firearm; possession of an unregistered firearm (UF); and unlawful possession of ammunition (UA).1 On appeal, he challenges all of these convictions on several grounds. He first argues that his conviction under D.C.Code § 22-4504 (“the CPWL statute”) cannot be sustained because that statute…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. District of Columbia v. HellerSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  3. National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
  4. Byrd v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
  5. United States Parole Commission v. NobleDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  4. Jackson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2013
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