Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2/22/2001

Commonwealth v. Powell

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433 Mass. 399
742 N.E.2d 1061
2001 Mass. LEXIS 73

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explaining that dangerous weapons include \items that are used or displayed in a way such that they reasonably appear capable of causing serious injury or death\ even if \on closer inspection\ they are \incapable\ of doing so
affirming conviction for armed robbery with dangerous weapon where defendant used fake shotgun and it was reasonable for victim to believe that weapon was real
affirming conviction for armed robbery where victim observed an object under defendant’s jacket, which defendant repeatedly touched, even though protruding tip of object made it unclear as to whether it was in fact a weapon
armed robbery requires \the defendant had to have [a dangerous weapon] in his possession\
“Where, as here, there was evidence that the defendant had an actual object in his possession, it was for the jury to determine whether that object came within the definition of dangerous weapon”
wooden “gun” sufficient to support conviction of armed robbery

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