Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Fisher
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 25, 2002No. 00-P-1066PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCohen, J.
During a stop and frisk by the police, the defendant was found to be in possession of a sawed-off rifle, seven individually wrapped bags of marijuana, and a marijuana cigar. In the ensuing criminal proceedings, the defendant’s motion to suppress these items was denied by a judge of the District Court. A jury-waived trial was held before a different District Court judge, who found the defendant guilty of possession of a firearm without a license in violation of G. L. c. 269, § 10(a); possession of a firearm or ammunition without a firearm identification card in violation of G. L. c. 269, §…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- United States v. SokolowSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Commonwealth v. GrandisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. DelgadoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. MercadoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Commonwealth v. SannaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
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3Cited by24 opinions
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