Commonwealth v. Summers
Massachusetts Appeals Court
1Opinion of the CourtBlake, J.
*260Following a jury-waived trial in the District Court, the defendant, Charles E. Summers, was convicted of carrying a firearm without a license and unlawful possession of ammunition.2 The defendant appeals, contending that the evidence that he possessed these items was insufficient as a matter of law. We *261affirm.
Background. Taking the evidence, and the reasonable inferences to be drawn from it, in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, see Commonwealth v. Latimore, 378 Mass. 671, 676-677, 393 N.E.2d 370 (1979), the Commonwealth presented the following facts. At 10:15 A.M. on August 3,…
2Cases cited50 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- United States v. Larry Allen MyersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Commonwealth v. CasaleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. FancyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
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