Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 4/11/2012

Commonwealth v. Jefferson

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461 Mass. 821

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reasonable jury could infer that defendant fled to throw away contraband that he feared police would find during stop
reasonable jury could infer that defendant fled to throw away contraband that he feared police would find during stop
sufficient evidence of driver's and passenger's intent to control where driver initiated chase with intent to dispose of firearm and passenger threw it out car window
evidence of possession sufficient where jury could infer that defendants discarded firearm during flight
retrial, rather than acquittal, was appropriate remedy where trial judge erroneously denied defendants their opportunity to raise affirmative defense, because otherwise 12 Commonwealth would not have \opportunity to offer evidence in rebuttal\
sufficient evidence for jury to find that, for purposes of charges of unlawful possession of a firearm, revolver requiring \slight repair with pair of pliers\ was \firearm\ within meaning of G. L. c. 140, § 121

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Judges: Gants

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