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· 8/25/1994

Bsharah v. United States

Citations

  • 646 A.2d 993
  • 1994 D.C. App. LEXIS 143
  • 1994 WL 462068

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • distinguishing between policemen, who are authorized to carry guns at all times, and special police officers, “who are authorized to carry firearms only when they are on duty”
  • “We have held on several occasions that a police officer who has reliable knowledge that a person is in possession of a handgun has probable cause to arrest that person for the crime of carrying a pistol without a license (CPWL).”

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Judges: Terry, Schwelb, Sullivan

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