Commonwealth v. Brown
| Docket Number | SJC-12348 |
| Decision Date | 22 May 2018 |
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46 cases
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Commonwealth v. Matta
...based on weight of controlled substances with no requirement of knowledge of weight of substance). But see Commonwealth v. Brown, 479 Mass. 600, 607-608, 97 N.E.3d 349 (2018) (Commonwealth must prove that defendant knew that unlawful firearm was loaded with ammunition for conviction under G......
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Commonwealth v. Lavin
...484 Mass. 312, 322, 141 N.E.3d 405 (2020) ; Commonwealth v. Sherman, 481 Mass. 464, 476, 116 N.E.3d 597 (2019) ; Commonwealth v. Brown, 479 Mass. 600, 610, 97 N.E.3d 349 (2018).2 Thus, where we seriously doubt that the conviction is untainted by the error, we reverse. Where we have no serio......
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Commonwealth v. Silvelo
...Court held that the Commonwealth also must prove that a defendant knew the firearm he possessed was loaded. See Commonwealth v. Brown, 479 Mass. 600, 608, 97 N.E.3d 349 (2018). The defendant's challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence is limited to the element of knowledge as defined in ......
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Commonwealth v. Taylor
...firearm, in violation of § 10 (n ), but not either of the required predicate offenses of § 10 (a ) or (c ). See Commonwealth v. Brown, 479 Mass. 600, 604, 97 N.E.3d 349 (2018). At trial, after the close of the Commonwealth's case, a District Court judge granted the defendant's motion for a ......
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1 books & journal articles
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Criminal Law & Procedure - Prosecutorial Error Versus Credibility of Child Victims of Sexual Assault: A Delicate Balance - Commonwealth v. Alvarez.
...519, 520-21 (Mass. 1987) (stressing rules governing prosecutors' closing arguments clear in principle); see also Commonwealth v. Brown, 97 N.E.3d 349, 358 (Mass. 2018) (quoting Commonwealth v. Dinkins, 615 N.E.2d 570, 575 (Mass. 1993) (stating prosecutor may make reasonable and possible (2.......