Legal Opinion
Bigelow v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 4, 1985No. 83-267PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Associate Judge:
On appeal from his conviction of carrying a pistol without a license, D.C.Code § 22-3204 (1981), appellant assigns two errors: (1) the admission of evidence that appellant was carrying a considerable sum of cash when arrested; and (2) the application of the enhanced sentencing provision of D.C. Code § 22-104a (1981). Finding no error, we affirm.
I
In the afternoon of October 31, 1981, three plain-clothes officers of the Metropolitan Police Department — Glen Gilmore, Gary Lafferty, and Ricky Barrow — were on duty in a private, unmarked automobile. At around 3:40 p.m., as…
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