· 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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