Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Seay
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 4, 1978PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuirico, J.
The defendant was convicted of unlawfully carrying a firearm, selling a firearm, and selling ammunition for a firearm. See G. L. c. 140, §§ 122B, 128; G. L. c. 269, § 10 (a). In this appeal he challenges the trial judge’s denial of his motion for a directed verdict on the carrying charge. In addition, he raises issues stemming from the prosecutor’s alleged comment on his failure to testify and from the judge’s charge to the jury relative to the reasonable doubt standard. We find no error.
The facts are not in dispute and are simply stated. In April, 1976, Special Agents of the Bureau of…
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