DUPONT v. UNITED STATES

No. 4799.

259 A.2d 355 (1969)

Robert W. DUPONT, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 2, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Hurley, Washington, D. C., appointed by this court, for appellant.

Sandor Frankel, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom David G. Bress, U. S. Atty., Frank Q. Nebeker and John F. Rudy, II, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, FICKLING and GALLAGHER, Associate Judges.


GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:

Appellant was convicted under D.C.Code 1967, § 22-3214(a) for possession of a prohibited weapon, namely, a submachine gun. A sentence of 360 days was imposed, the execution of which was suspended. Appellant was released on personal recognizance and was confined by the military authorities as a deserter.

On the evening of January 31, 1967, at about 11:45 p. m., Officer Burton of the Metropolitan Police received information from...

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