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HINES v. UNITED STATES

No. 8059.

326 A.2d 247 (1974)

Matthew HINES, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 17, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank F. Flegal, Washington, D.C., appointed by this court, with whom Charles Ruff, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellant.

David T. Stitt, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry and Donald E. Robinson, Jr., Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before KELLY, NEBEKER and HARRIS, Associate Judges.

NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

This appeal primarily raises the question whether appellant, being tried for carrying a pistol without a license. (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-3204), was entitled to a jury instruction as to the defense of momentary or innocent possession when the evidence revealed that his admitted purpose in carrying an allegedly newfound pistol had been to show it to a friend. A second contention, which we shall...

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