Legal Opinion
Patterson v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 27, 1973No. 6539PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge:
Appellant was convicted of carrying a pistol without a license in violation of D. C.Code 1967, § 22-3204, and of possessing an unregistered firearm and unlawfully possessing ammunition in violation of Art. 51, Sec. 1 and Art. 53, Sec. 2, respectively, of the Police Regulations of the District of Columbia. He contends on appeal that his arrest was without probable cause; that the seizure of the weapon from his car was invalid, and that the evidence at trial was insufficient to support his conviction. We affirm.
It was adduced at the hearing on appellant’s motion to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Preston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Sammie Jackson, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
- Kenhan v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Bridges v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- Brown v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Childress v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- Copening v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Charles v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
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