COMMONWEALTH v. FLETCHER

No. 99-P-1119.

52 Mass. App. Ct. 166 (2001)

COMMONWEALTH v. DAMON L. FLETCHER

Court of Appeals of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

July 27, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard P. Heartquist for the defendant.

Kajal Chattopadhyay, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: ARMSTRONG, C.J., GILLERMAN, GREENBERG, BECK, & BERRY, JJ.


BERRY, J.

Following a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm, G. L. c. 269, § 10(a), and disorderly conduct, G. L. c. 272, § 53.1 The appeal raises two issues: (1) ineffective assistance of trial counsel in failing to file a motion to suppress the firearm based on the initial encounter with the police; and (2) improper statements in the prosecutor...

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