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TOWNSEND v. U.S.

No. 86-1411.

559 A.2d 1319 (1989)

Dennis J. TOWNSEND, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 16, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Sanders, appointed by the court, for appellant.

Erik P. Christian, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., and Michael W. Farrell, Glenn A. Fine, Washington, D.C., and Gregory E. Jackson, Asst. U.S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before BELSON and TERRY, Associate Judges, and GALLAGHER, Senior Judge.

BELSON, Associate Judge:

Appellant challenges his conviction for possession of an unregistered firearm in violation of D.C.Code § 6-2311(a) (1981)1 on the basis that the government did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the object possessed by appellant was a "firearm." Finding appellant's contention unpersuasive, we affirm.2

The evidence at trial disclosed that around 1:30 a.m. on March...

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