Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 29, 1973No. 6650PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REILLY, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction under D.C.Code 1967, § 22-3204, for carrying a pistol without a license. Appellant contends that the trial court erred (a) in limiting defense’s development of surrounding circumstances to show that possession of the pistol was lacking in criminal intent and (b) in denying a request for an instruction requiring acquittal if the jury found that the possession of such weapon was for an innocent purpose.
At the trial the government presented three witnesses. One Barbara Fredericks testified that appellant confronted her with a pisol in his…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Scott v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- Wilson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
- Edward W. Cooke v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Leftwitch v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
- United States v. ShannonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958
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3Cited by27 opinions
- State v. HarmonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1986
- McBride v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Hines v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- Carey v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- Jackson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
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