United States v. Cassius J. Dorsey

BAZELON, Chief Judge:

Appellant was convicted of carrying a dangerous weapon, 22 D.C.Code § 3204. In this appeal he challenges his conviction on two grounds: first that his arrest was illegal and the introduction of a revolver taken from him following the arrest was in error and, second, that the cumulative effect of the waivers and stipulations made at trial was equivalent to a plea of guilty and required the trial court to make the inquiries demanded by Fed.R.Crim.P. 11. We affirm.

I

The first question concerns the authority of a special police officer commissioned under 4 D.C.Code § 115 1 to…