Legal Opinion

Austin v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided April 22, 2004No. 02-CF-1455PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellant, Robin Austin, pled guilty to one count of carrying a pistol without a license in violation of D.C.Code § 22-3204(a) (1981) (recodified and referred to herein as § 22-4504(a) (2001)), conditioned on her ability to appeal the trial court’s denial of her pretrial motion to dismiss the indictment on constitutional grounds. That appeal is now before us. We affirm.

Appellant’s principal overall assertion on appeal is that this court in Sandidge v. United States erroneously held that the Second Amendment bestows only a collective, rather than an individual, right to bear arms. 520 A.2d…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
  2. Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Poulos v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  4. Hansford P. Miller v. Jackson AviromCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
  5. United States v. EmersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Seegars, Sandra v. Ashcroft, JohnCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
  2. Hager v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004
  3. Andrews v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
  4. Washington v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
  5. Bennett v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005

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