Commonwealth v. Mazzantini

The defendant pleaded guilty to possession of heroin in violation of G. L. c. 94C, § 34, and to being present where heroin is kept in violation of G. L. c. 94C, § 35. After a jury trial, the defendant was also found guilty of six counts of unlawful possession of large capacity weapons and three counts of unlawful possession of large capacity feeding devices, all in violation of G. L. c. 269, § 10(m). On appeal, the defendant raises several challenges to his convictions, which we determine to be without merit.1

1. The heroin indictments. Relying on Kuklis v. Commonwealth, 361 Mass. 302, 308…