Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Perez
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 29, 2011No. 10-P-1084PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKatzmann, J.
After a jury trial in District Court, the defendant was convicted of carrying a firearm without a license in violation of G. L. c. 269, § 10(a). He now appeals, raising three issues. He claims that the motion judge erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence; that the admission of a certificate of ballistics analysis (ballistics certificate), in violation of his constitutional right of confrontation, was not harmless beyond a reasonable doubt; and that his conviction was in violation of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. We determine that the admission of the…
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