Legal Opinion
Robinson v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 2, 1976No. 8599PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERN, Associate Judge:
Appellant was convicted by the court sitting without a jury of carrying a pistol without a license in violation of D.C.Code 1973, § 22-3204. He urges that his conviction be reversed because the trial court erred in refusing to suppress the pistol he alleges a police officer seized from him in violation of the Fourth Amendment.
Appellant’s argument in essence is that the police arrested him without a warrant for certain offenses which had not been committed in their presence and which were not the kinds of misdemeanors for which the police pursuant to D.C.Code 1973, §…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
3Cited by7 opinions
- Duhart v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
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- Bridges v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- United States v. ChildsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- State v. FrenchSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1976
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