BSHARAH v. U.S.

Nos. 91-CM-1192, 91-CM-1194.

646 A.2d 993 (1994)

Evelyn L. BSHARAH and Gid L. White, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 25, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerson Simon, appointed by the court, for appellant Bsharah.

Mary E. Mullin, Law Student, with whom Michael A. Rotker, Law Student, and Peter H. Meyers, Supervising Atty., were on the supplemental brief, for appellant White. Janell M. Wolfe, appointed by the court, was on the original brief for appellant White.

Douglas F. Gansler, Asst. U.S. Atty., for appellee. Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty. at the time the original brief was filed, J. Ramsey Johnson, U.S. Atty. at the time the supplemental brief was filed, and John R. Fisher, Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., Elizabeth Trosman, Lynn C. Leibovitz, and Renate D. Staley, Asst. U.S. Attys., were on the briefs for appellee. Bernadette C. Sargeant, Asst. U.S. Atty., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before TERRY, SCHWELB, and SULLIVAN, Associate Judges.


TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellants, husband and wife, were each convicted of carrying a pistol without a license,1 possession of an unregistered firearm,2 and possession of unregistered ammunition.3 They contend on appeal that appellant White's possession of a handgun on a crowded subway train, without more, was insufficient to "create probable cause to arrest a person for carrying...

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