Hawkins v. United States

NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

This appeal is from a conviction of carrying a pistol without a license, 1 which was charged as a felony because of a previous like conviction. Appellant challenges (1) the admission of the gun and incriminating statements made to the police, which statements the trial court found were made after appellant waived his Miranda 2 rights; and (2) the sufficiency of the evidence. After reviewing the record and briefs, and hearing arguments, we affirm.

Upon hearing a loud noise like a gunshot from her bedroom, and a cry from her grandson who was in the room, Mrs. Bessie Ivey…