Legal Opinion

Bsharah v. United States

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided August 25, 1994No. 91-CM-1192, 91-CM-1194PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellants, husband and wife, were each convicted of carrying a pistol without a license, 1 possession of an unregistered firearm, 2 and possession of unregistered ammunition. 3 They contend on appeal that appellant White’s possession of a handgun on a crowded subway train, without more, was insufficient to “create probable cause to arrest a person for carrying an unregistered firearm,” that appellant Bsharah’s statement that she had a gun (which was then seized) was obtained in violation of her constitutional rights, and that the trial court therefore erred in denying…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Berkemer v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. United States National Bank v. Independent Insurance Agents of America, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. Cox v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Lewis v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
  2. White v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
  3. Trice v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004
  4. Bieder v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
  5. Carr v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000

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