Commonwealth v. Dyer

The defendant, Sergei Dyer, appeals from his conviction of possession of a firearm without a license. See G. L. c. 269, § 10(a ). We discern in the defendant's various claims of error no cause to disturb the judgment, and affirm.

The defendant first assigns error to the trial judge's instruction on proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Because the defendant did not object to the instruction, we consider whether there was an error and, if so, whether it created a substantial risk of a miscarriage of justice. See Commonwealth v. Noble, 429 Mass. 44, 47 (1999). The judge gave a verbatim recitation of…