COMMONWEALTH v. BENNEFIELD


373 Mass. 452 (1977)

367 N.E.2d 832

COMMONWEALTH vs. MICHAEL L. BENNEFIELD.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

September 28, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eileen Cenci for the defendant.

L. Jeffrey Meehan, Special Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., QUIRICO, BRAUCHER, KAPLAN, & WILKINS, JJ.


WILKINS, J.

The defendant was convicted in a jury waived trial of possession of a shotgun with a barrel less than eighteen inches in length in violation of G.L.c. 269, § 10 (c), and of knowingly carrying a firearm in a vehicle in violation of G.L.c. 269, § 10 (a). We transferred the appeals here for disposition.

The defendant argues that the Commonwealth's evidence did not warrant a finding that he knew the weapon was in the motor vehicle...

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