Legal Opinion
Henderson v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 12, 1996No. 95-CF-601PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
Terry Henderson was convicted by a jury, inter alia, 1 of carrying a pistol without a license (“CPWOL”), in violation of D.C.Code § 22-3204(a) (1996). His sole contention on appeal is that the government’s evidence was insufficient to sustain his CPWOL conviction because the pistol was located in the trunk of his car, and not “on or about” his person as required by § 22-3204(a). We agree and reverse.
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At trial, the government attempted to prove that Henderson and his co-defendant, Marvin Greene, committed an armed assault on Charles Ferguson and Richard Fogel, in an…
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