Commonwealth v. Baez

Complaints issued against the defendant for unlawful possession of a firearm without a license, resisting arrest, possessing a firearm without a firearm identification card, and defacing the serial number of a firearm. The trial judge *116dismissed the charge of possessing a firearm without a firearm identification card and, after trial by six-person jury, the defendant was found not guilty of resisting arrest but guilty of the remaining two charges, i.e., unlawful possession of a firearm and defacing the serial number thereon. On appeal, the defendant claims error in the motion judge’s denial of…