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Commonwealth v. Zemene

SJC-13592
Argue Date: Monday January 6, 2025
*Summary:   Criminal; Double Jeopardy-- Where a defendant's conviction for carrying a firearm without a license was vacated and a new trial ordered after a Supreme Judicial Court decision regarding the Commonwealth's obligation to prove that a defendant lacked a license, whether a retrial would violate double jeopardy.
Justices: Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Kafker, Wendlandt, Georges, Jr., Dewar, Wolohojian, JJ.
Appellant: Natnael Zemene
Counsel for Appellant: Esther J. Horwich, Esquire Patrick Matthew Winn, Esquire
Appellee: Commonwealth
Counsel for Appellee: Melissa Weisgold Johnsen, A.D.A. Anna Taillon, A.D.A. Timothy Ferriter, A.D.A. Jamie Michael Charles, A.D.A.
Court Appealed From: SJC for Suffolk County
Lower Court Judge: David E. Frank, J.
Route to SJC: Direct Entry: Appeal from Single Justice Order/Judgment
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