1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. A.2d
  4. 402 A.2d
  5. 402 A.2d 840 (1979)
 

LEE v. UNITED STATES

No. 13832.

402 A.2d 840 (1979)

Don V. LEE, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 7, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. King, Washington, D.C., appointed by the court, for appellant.

Earl J. Silbert, U.S. Atty., John A. Terry, Michael W. Farrell, Ann P. Gailis and David S. Krakoff, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief for appellee.

Before KELLY, NEBEKER and FERREN, Associate Judges.

NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

Appellant stands convicted of carrying a pistol without a license, a felony under D.C. Code 1973, § 22-3204. He contends the seizure of the weapon from him violated his Fourth Amendment rights. We hold that the frisk which revealed the presence of the weapon was reasonable. He also contends that the indictment was defective in that it failed specifically to charge that the weapon was operable. We hold that operability is not required...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases