United States v. Waters

STEPHENS, Chief Justice.

The appellee Samuel F. Waters was indicted in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia under three counts, the first charging assault with a loaded pistol upon one William Sherman, the second assault with intent to kill Sherman, the third that “On or about February 18, 1947, within the District of Columbia, Samuel F. Waters carried a pistol on or about his person.” The third count was based upon D.C.Code (Supp. V 1946) § 22 — 3204 reading as follows:

No person shall within the District of Columbia carry either openly or concealed on or about his…