Lawson v. United States

Appellant was convicted of carrying a pistol without a license. 1 He appeals the denial of his motion to suppress the weapon. We affirm.

Appellant was apprehended some three minutes after an unidentified telephone caller informed the police that a man at a telephone booth at the corner of Third and P Streets, N.W., was carrying a pistol in his pants pocket. The caller described the man as wearing blue jeans and having a grey beard. The caller refused to give his name when asked by the dispatcher. 2

After receiving the radio run, the investigating officers drove promptly to the corner of Third…