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NELSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 5441.

280 A.2d 531 (1971)

Joseph NELSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 16, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ed Wilhite, with whom Thomas W. Farquhar, Washington, D.C., both appointed by this court, was on the brief, for appellant.

Raymond Banoun, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Thomas A. Flannery, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry, and John E. Drury, III, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, and NEBEKER and YEAGLEY, Associate Judges.

PER CURIAM:

On April 12, 1970, at approximately 6:30 p. m., appellant was arrested by Officer Jackson in Gino's carryout at 7730 Georgia Avenue, N.W., and charged with carrying a deadly weapon, a kitchen knife, in violation of D.C.Code 1967, § 22-3204.1 The knife, which appellant was carrying in his belt, was plainly visible as the coat he was wearing was open.

Appellant contends that the Government failed to prove that he...

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