Commonwealth v. Brown

The defendant appeals from his conviction of pos*362session of a firearm without a license, pursuant to G. L. c. 269, § 10(a). The charge arose from an incident, on September 27, 2006, when two police officers observed the defendant standing on a sidewalk with a pistol visible in his waistband. The pistol contained no bullets.

At trial, the primary issue was the defendant’s criminal responsibility. As originally briefed, the defendant’s appellate arguments related only to that issue and, in particular, the testimony of the forensic psychologist on whom the Commonwealth relied. However, subsequent…