Edwards v. United States

ROGERS, Chief Judge:

Appellant Johnnie L. Edwards appeals his convictions 1 by a jury on the ground that the trial judge erred in denying his motion to suppress the rifle and his statements to the police. He also contends that there was insufficient evidence to convict him in view of the evidence of self-defense. Finding these contentions unpersuasive, we affirm.

I

At the suppression hearing, the government’s evidence showed that two police officers were patrolling in Southeast Washington, D.C., at 2:00 a.m. on September 28, 1990, when they were flagged down by witnesses who told them that a man…