Legal Opinion
Brown v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 17, 1949No. 776PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.
As a result of an argument in a taxicab in which defendant was riding with his wife and other persons, he was arrested and charged with carrying a dangerous weapon, a pistol, in violation of D.C. Code, 1940, Supp. VI, 22 — 3204. At the trial there was conflicting evidence as to whether .defendant was actually carrying the pistol on his person or had happened to find it on the seat of the taxicab. The jury found him guilty and he brings this appeal.
The chief issue as presented by the briefs relates to the-burden of proof. Appellant contends that the trial' court erred in re*492f…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Tot v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Fong Yue Ting v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Adams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- United States v. CookSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Morrison v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by31 opinions
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