People v. Boyd

The defendant was charged with the crime of possession by an ex-convict of a firearm capable of being concealed upon the person, in violation of Act 1970, section 2, of the General Laws of this state. The information alleged that on July 6, 1946, the defendant had in his possession and control a firearm having a barrel less than twelve inches in length, and that in 1938 he had been convicted of a felony in the State of Ohio and had served a term in the Ohio State Reformatory. After pleading not guilty, the defendant was tried by a jury and he has appealed from the judgment of conviction.

There…