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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
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
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- 2026-09-25
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