Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cassidy
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 14, 2018No. SJC 12350PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGaziano, J.
*694 **527 The defendant lawfully purchased an AK-47-style pistol and a nine millimeter pistol in Texas and brought them with him when he moved to Massachusetts in August, 2010, to attend **528 law school. At some point between that time and his March 11, 2011, arrest, the defendant was advised by a classmate that firearms must be registered in Massachusetts. See G. L. c. 140, §§ 129B, 131 ; G. L. c. 269, § 10 ( a ). Although he obtained the forms necessary to register for a license to possess a firearm in Massachusetts, the defendant did not file them and did not obtain a license to carry or a…
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