Legal Opinion
Davis v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 13, 1971No. 5870PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALLAGHER, Associate Judge :
This is an appeal from convictions for carrying a dangerous weapon (handgun) without a license (D.C.Code 1967, § 22-3204), possession of an unregistered gun and unlawful possession of ammunition (Police Regs. art. 51, § 1 and art. 53, § 2). 1 Appellant contends that the gun and ammunition should have been suppressed as the fruits of an illegal search. We disagree and affirm the convictions.
On October 26, 1970, two police officers received a radio message that a man by the last name of Davis was sitting in a car in the vicinity with a gun. The message identified the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. Sheldon A. Johnson, Reginald ColbertCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
3Cited by24 opinions
- Stephenson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- District of Columbia v. M. E. H.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
- People v. Eugene HarrisMichigan Court of Appeals · 1972
- Tyler v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
- United States v. DockeryDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
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