Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Janvrin

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided February 19, 1998No. 97-P-48PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The defendant was convicted of possession of a firearm without a license in violation of G. L. c. 269, § 10(a), unlawful possession of a rifle, shotgun or ammunition without a firearms identification card in violation of G. L. c. 140, § 129C, and receiving stolen property over $250 in violation of G. L. c. 266, § 60. We affirm the convictions on both firearms charges. Although the defendant did not challenge her conviction for receiving stolen property on appeal, we reverse that judgment.

The jury could have found the following facts. The defendant, Barbara Janvrin, was involved in a…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. United States v. James Thomas NolanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
  2. Commonwealth v. CronkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
  3. Commonwealth v. McGovernMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
  4. Commonwealth v. HaskinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1880
  5. Commonwealth v. BaldwinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PikeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
  2. Commonwealth v. GiontzisMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1999
  3. Commonwealth v. O'KaneMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2001
  4. Commonwealth v. BrienMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2006
  5. Commonwealth v. CorcoranMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2007

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