Scott v. United States

The jury convicted appellant Scott of carrying a pistol without a license, D.C. *5Code 1973, § 22-3204.1 The court sentenced him to imprisonment for a period of 10 to 30 months. On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred (1) in instructing the jury that the “place of business” exception to § 22-3204 does not extend to “managers” unless they have a controlling proprietary or possessory interest, and (2) in characterizing appellant’s prior court-martial conviction as a “felony” conviction for the purpose of converting his sentence from a misdemeanor, pursuant to D.C.Code 1973, § 22-3215,…