Logan v. United States

HARRIS, Associate Judge:

Appellant was convicted by a jury of carrying a pistol without a license, D.C. Code 1973, § 22-3204, unlawful possession of heroin, id., § 33-402, and unlawful possession of marijuana, ibid. He contends (1) that the trial judge erred in refusing to give an instruction on his “innocent possession” of the pistol, and (2) that that error fatally infected the jury’s findings on the drug offenses. We conclude that the trial judge properly denied appellant’s requested instruction,1 and affirm the convictions.

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