Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Truong

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided October 7, 2010No. 09-P-804PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMills, J.

A jury convicted the defendant of possession of ammunition without a firearm identification card, G. L. c. 269, § 10(/z) (statute). He appeals, claiming that (1) the Commonwealth should have been precluded from inquiring into his juvenile probation record; and (2) the statute under which he *29was convicted did not proscribe the conduct of which he was accused or, alternatively, the statute is unconstitutional. We affirm.

Background. The evidence at trial developed as follows. After observing bullet holes in several cars and shell casings on the street, police sought to secure 42 Hanover Street…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
  2. Pinnick v. ClearyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
  3. Commonwealth v. Zone Book, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
  4. Sperry & Hutchinson Co. v. Director of the Division on the Necessaries of LifeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
  5. Commonwealth v. RedmondMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DeGennaroMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2013
  2. Commonwealth v. DegennaroMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2018
  3. Commonwealth v. DouglasMassachusetts Superior Court, Suffolk County · 2016

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