Commonwealth v. Pierre

The defendant, Harold Pierre, was convicted of carrying a firearm without a license, in violation of G. L. c. 269, § 10 (a), and possession of a firearm without a firearm identification card, in violation of G. L. c. 269, § 10 (h).2 The firearm was found in a plastic bag that the defendant was holding when the police officers who arrested him first encountered him. The defendant dropped the bag on the ground when the officers ordered him and the individuals with him to show their hands. After the defendant was placed in custody, a police officer placed the bag in the vehicle that the…