The DC Court of Appeals in Golden v. U.S., decided on April 15, 2021, reversed a CPWL (Carrying a Pistol without a License) conviction due to illegal stop, frisk and arrest. On appeal, Golden argued that police had recovered the weapon from him by conducting an unreasonable stop and frisk in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights, and in that: Unconstitutionally seized Golden by confronting him on the street, subjecting him to accusatory questioning, and asking him to expose his waistband for visual inspection, all without a reasonable basis to suspect him of criminal activity; Unconstitutionally searched Golden by then
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