COPENING v. UNITED STATES

No. 7613.

353 A.2d 305 (1976)

James R. COPENING, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 12, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan J. Nuta, Silver Spring, Md., appointed by the court, was on the brief for appellant.

Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., and John A. Terry, James F. McMullin, Robert E. Hauberg, Jr., and Joel DuBoff, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief for appellee.

Before FICKLING, NEBEKER, and HARRIS, Associate Judges.


HARRIS, Associate Judge.

Appellant was charged in a single information with three offenses: (1) carrying a pistol without a license, D.C.Code 1973, § 22-3204; (2) possession of an unregistered firearm, D.C.Pol.Reg. Art. 51, § 1; and (3) possession of ammunition for an unregistered firearm, D.C.Pol.Reg. Art. 53, § 2.1 The charges were tried together. He was acquitted of the statutory charge by the jury, and then was found...

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