Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Romero
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided November 14, 2011No. 09-P-1926PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMeade, J.
After a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of carrying a firearm without a license, in violation of G. L. c. 269, § 10(a). On appeal, he claims that (1) there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction, (2) the admission of a ballistics certificate in evidence violated his confrontation rights, and (3) his statements to the police were improperly admitted in evidence. We affirm.
1. Background, a. The Commonwealth’s case. On April 23, 2008, at approximately 1:30 a.m., Sergeant Dennis M. Deveney, Jr., of the Waltham police department was on patrol in the area of Moody Street.…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Herrera v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Commonwealth v. RomeroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
- Commonwealth v. BellMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2013