Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Woods

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided February 7, 2019No. AC 17-P-1127Published

1Opinion of the CourtGreen, C.J.

*762 The defendant appeals from his convictions of various charges arising from the discovery of a loaded firearm and drugs in a closet in the apartment in which he was arrested. Among his claims on appeal, the defendant contends that (1) the evidence was insufficient to establish that he constructively possessed the loaded firearm and drugs; (2) his conviction of possession of a loaded firearm must be reversed, because the jury were not instructed that they must find that the defendant knew that the firearm was loaded; (3) his conviction of possession of ammunition is duplicative of his…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
  2. Commonwealth v. AlbanoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
  3. Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
  4. Commonwealth v. LaPerleMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
  5. Commonwealth v. SchuchardtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990

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