Commonwealth v. Hubbard

The defendant appeals from his convictions of one count of unlawful possession of a firearm and one count of unlawful possession of ammunition. The principal contention raised on appeal is that the only evidence establishing the offense element of possession2 was the defendant’s own incriminating statement/admission to the police. It is submitted that without independent evidentiary support, under the corroboration doctrine enunciated in Commonwealth v. Forde, 392 Mass. 453, 457-458 (1984), the defendant’s inculpatory statement, standing alone, cannot be the exclusive proof of the possession…