Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Farley

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided October 26, 2005No. 04-P-811PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDuefly, J.

When the driver of one vehicle saw what he thought was a gun in the defendant’s vehicle as both traveled down a highway, he contacted the police. A State trooper *855stopped the defendant and arrested him when it became apparent that, although he had a firearm identification (FID) card permitting him to transport the two rifles and the shotgun that were in his truck, he did not have a valid license to carry the handgun that also was in the truck. He was charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm without a license to carry, pursuant to G. L. c. 269, § 10(a).1 The defendant appeals…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  3. Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
  4. Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
  5. Commonwealth v. TorresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. VivesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
  2. Powell v. TompkinsDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2013
  3. Commonwealth v. IndrisanoMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2015
  4. Commonwealth v. DeJesusMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2008
  5. COMMONWEALTH v. SHAUN HARRISON.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2021

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