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Commonwealth v. Collins

SJC-13699
Argue Date: Monday March 3, 2025
*Summary:   Criminal; Firearms -- In a prosecution for carrying a firearm without a license, whether evidence of the defendant's prior conviction was admissible and whether the jury instruction regarding the Commonwealth's burden to prove that the defendant was not eligible to obtain a license was proper.
Justices: Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Kafker, Wendlandt, Georges, Jr., Dewar, Wolohojian, JJ.
Appellant: Boima Collins
Counsel for Appellant: William J. Sprouse, Esquire Mathew Brian Zindroski, Esquire
Appellee: Commonwealth
Counsel for Appellee: David D. McGowan, A.D.A. Elisabeth Martino, A.D.A. Brian Collins Spring, A.D.A. - Withdrawn Tiffany Albanese, A.D.A. - Withdrawn
Court Appealed From: Suffolk Superior Court
Lower Court Judge: Jackie A. Cowin, J.
Route to SJC: Direct Appellate Review
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