Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Pires
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 13, 2009PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, J.
The defendant, Paulino Pires, was indicted on charges of possession of a large capacity feeding device, in violation of G. L. c. 269, § 10 (m); possession of a firearm without a license, in violation of G. L. c. 269, § 10 (a); and possession of ammunition without an identification card, in violation of G. L. c. 269, § 10 (h) (1). His first trial, in October, 2002, ended with a deadlocked jury. He was retried in December, 2002. A jury found him guilty of possession of a firearm without a license and not guilty of the other charges. He was sentenced to two and one-half years in the Suffolk…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- United States v. Melvin TelfaireCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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- Commonwealth v. BerryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
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