Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Mendes
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided November 25, 1997No. 96-P-1254PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant was convicted by a Superior Court jury of unlawful possession of a firearm, G. L. c. 269, § 10(a), and unlawful possession of ammunition, G. L. c. 269, § 10(h). In the same proceedings, he was acquitted of trafficking in cocaine, G. L. c. 94C, § 32E (five counts); unlawful possession of a firearm, G. L. c. 269, § 10(a); and receiving stolen property, G. L. c. 266, § 60. On appeal, he alleges that (1) the Commonwealth’s evidence supporting both convictions was legally insufficient and (2) the prosecutor’s closing argument was improper. We affirm.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Curley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
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- Commonwealth v. HiltonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
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