Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Jones
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 15, 2013No. 10-P-1635PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSikora, J.
At the conclusion of a jury-waived trial, a judge of the District Court found the defendant guilty of carrying a firearm without a license, G. L. c. 269, § 10(a); possession of a firearm without a firearm identification card (FID card), G. L. *297c. 269, § 10(h)(1); and drinking alcohol in public, in violation of a Brockton city ordinance.1
The defendant appeals from his convictions of the two firearms-related offenses upon the grounds (1) that the patfrisk search of his person uncovering the unauthorized firearm lacked justification; and (2) that the convictions violated his right to keep and…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Griffith v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- District of Columbia v. HellerSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- McDonald v. City of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Commonwealth v. ScottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
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3Cited by2 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. DyerMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2017