Legal Opinion
Timus v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 13, 1979No. 14050PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Associate Judge:
Appellant was convicted of carrying a pistol without a license, D.C. Code 1973, § 22-3204; possession of an unregistered firearm, D.C. Code 1978 Supp., §§ 6-1811, -1876; and possession of ammunition for an unregistered firearm, id., §§ 6-1861, -1876. We affirm the first conviction, but set aside the other two.
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