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COMMONWEALTH v. ELAM

412 Mass. 583 (1992)

591 N.E.2d 186

COMMONWEALTH vs. TERRANCE ELAM.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

May 7, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth J. King for the defendant.

Frank J. Santisi, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., NOLAN, LYNCH, O'CONNOR, & GREANEY, JJ.

LYNCH, J.

The defendant, Terrance Elam, was indicted for carrying a firearm without a license. G.L.c. 269, § 10 (1990 ed.). A jury returned a verdict of guilty,1 and the defendant appealed, arguing that the prosecutor deprived him of a fair trial by: (a) introducing irrelevant, highly prejudicial evidence; (b) improperly cross-examining the defendant and his codefendant; and (c) making improper closing argument. The defendant further...

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