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Instruction 7.611, Criminal Model Jury Instructions for Use in the District Court

Possession of a loaded firearm without a license - sample jury verdict slip

activein force · 2023-07-01 – presentas-observed

POSSESSION OF A FIREARM WITHOUT A LICENSE OUTSIDE OF HOME OR BUSINESS

POSSESSION OF A LOADED FIREARM WITHOUT A LICENSE

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

DISTRICT COURT DEPARTMENT

________________ District Court

Complaint No. _______________

)

COMMONWEALTH )

)

vs. ) JURY VERDICT

)

____________________ )

As to the charge of Possession of a Firearm in violation of G.L. c. 269, § 10(a), we unanimously find

the defendant:

____ NOT GUILTY

____ GUILTY

If not guilty, you may sign and date this slip in the space below and your deliberations on

this charge are concluded.

If guilty, please indicate your verdict to the following:

As to the charge of Possession of a Loaded Firearm in violation of G.L. c. 269, § 10(n), we

unanimously find the defendant:

____ NOT GUILTY

____ GUILTY

As foreperson of this jury, I certify that all six deliberating jurors have agreed to the finding I have

marked above.

Date: __________________ Signature:________________________________

Foreperson of the Jury

History

Instruction 7.611, Criminal Model Jury Instructions for Use in the District Court (Issued July 2023). Published by the Administrative Office of the District Court, District Court Department of the Trial Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on www.mass.gov. © 1988-2009 Administrative Office of the District Court; reproduced under its title-page permission ("You may freely reproduce or copy this work if you identify its source and any changes made to the original work"). Source: https://www.mass.gov/doc/7611-possession-of-a-loaded-firearm-without-a-license-sample-jury-verdict-slip/download. Changes made: the text is extracted from the published PDF (verified by three extraction engines); the running headers, page numbers and line layout are removed, and a closing NOTES section, where printed, is carried as the note.

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2026-09-25
Edition
2026-09-25
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