Commonwealth v. Elam

The defendant, Terrance Elam, was indicted for carrying a firearm without a license. G. L. c. 269, § 10 (1990 ed.). A jury returned a verdict of guilty, 1 and the defendant appealed, arguing that the prosecutor deprived him of a fair trial by: (a) introducing irrelevant, highly prejudicial evidence; (b) improperly cross-examining the defendant and his codefendant; and (c) making improper closing argument. The defendant further argues that the trial judge committed reversible error by refusing to charge the jury on good faith mistake in identification; that the defendant was deprived of the…