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ATKINSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 5796.

295 A.2d 899 (1972)

David ATKINSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 13, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Respess, Washington, D. C., appointed by this court, for appellant.

Joseph F. McSorley, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Harold H. Titus, Jr., U. S. Atty., John A. Terry and Charles E. Brookhart, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before KERN and GALLAGHER, Associate Judges, and HOOD, Chief Judge, Retired.

HOOD, Chief Judge, Retired:

Appellant was arrested on November 25, 1970 and charged with carrying a pistol without a license.1 The arrest was made by two Metropolitan Police officers responding to a radio lookout in connection with the robbery of a carryout which occurred some three blocks from where appellant was arrested and 26 minutes prior to the arrest.2 When appellant was approached by the police officers...

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