Legal Opinion

Chen v. Commonwealth

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided April 19, 2012Published

1Opinion of the Court

The petitioner, Sopheara Chen, appeals from the judgment of a single justice of this court denying his petition for relief pursuant to G. L. c. 211, § 3. We affirm.

After a jury-waived trial, the petitioner was convicted as a youthful offender on three indictments charging possession of a loaded firearm without a license, G. L. c. 269, § 10 (n). In a separate jury-waived trial on so-called “subsequent offense” indictments, he also was convicted of three indictments charging unlawful possession of a firearm, second offense, G. L. c. 269, § 10 (d), and being a felon in possession of a firearm,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Votta v. Police DepartmentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
  2. Neverson v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
  3. Jackson v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
  4. Commonwealth v. StewardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
  5. Creighton v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996

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