COMMONWEALTH v. SEAY


376 Mass. 735 (1978)

383 N.E.2d 828

COMMONWEALTH vs. BEN SEAY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

December 4, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willie J. Davis for the defendant.

John W. Gibbons, Assistant District Attorney (Leonard A. Lucas with him) for the Commonwealth.

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


QUIRICO, J.

The defendant was convicted of unlawfully carrying a firearm, selling a firearm, and selling ammunition for a firearm. See G.L.c. 140, §§ 122B, 128; G.L.c. 269, § 10 (a). In this appeal he challenges the trial judge's denial of his motion for a directed verdict on the carrying charge. In addition, he raises issues stemming from the prosecutor's alleged comment on his failure to testify and from the judge's charge to the jury relative...

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