Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Harris

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided March 29, 2019No. SJC 12607PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGaziano, J.

**768 This case concerns challenges to the firearms licensing statute by the defendant, a firearm owner licensed to carry firearms in New Hampshire, who moved to the Commonwealth and did not obtain a Massachusetts firearm license within the *1161 sixty-day statutory time period for new residents.

Upon his return from a brief visit to New Hampshire, the defendant, who was intoxicated, got into a confrontation with his girlfriend in the early morning hours of September 12, 2015; she fled the apartment and called police. Officers returned with her to the apartment and spoke with the defendant, who…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. District of Columbia v. HellerSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  2. Washington State Grange v. Washington State Republican PartySupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  3. Baker v. General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1998
  4. Revell v. Port Authority of New York & New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010
  5. Pacific Employers Insurance v. Industrial Accident Comm'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1939

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