Legal Opinion
Lawrence v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 20, 1986No. 84-596PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Associate Judge:
Appellant Herbert W. Lawrence was convicted of carrying a pistol without a license, D.C. Code § 22-3204 (1981), possession of an unregistered firearm, id. § 6-2311(a), and unlawful possession of ammunition, id. § 6-2361(3). On appeal, he asserts that the weapon and ammunition were seized in the course of an illegal detention. Because we are satisfied that the officer who initiated the stop of appellant had the requisite ar-ticulable suspicion to do so, we affirm.
At approximately 7:40 p.m. on a Monday evening, Officer Thomas Senko of the U.S. Capital Police was…
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