Curtice v. United States

NEWMAN, Associate Judge:

Curtice contends the evidence is insufficient to sustain his convictions for carrying a pistol without a license and possessing an unregistered pistol. We agree in part and reverse the conviction of carrying a pistol without a license. *

Curtice does not contest the proof of intentional possession and absence of license. He contends the government failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the pistol was operable. See Anderson v. United States, 326 A.2d 807, 811 (D.C.1974), ce rt. denied, 420 U.S. 978, 95 S.Ct. 1403, 43 L.Ed.2d 659 (1975).

In its brief the government…