Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Pagan
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 29, 2005No. 04-P-1102PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreenberg, J.
On June 4, 2002, a Suffolk County grand jury returned a three-count indictment charging the defendant with unlawful possession of a firearm (G. L. c. 269, § 10[a]), unlawful possession of ammunition (G. L. c. 269, § 10[h]), and resisting arrest (G. L. c. 268, § 32B).
Prior to trial, the defendant filed a motion to suppress the firearm and other evidence on the ground that, at the time they stopped him, the police officers did not have reasonable suspicion to believe he was engaging in criminal activity. A *781Superior Court judge (motion judge) denied that motion after a hearing.
A bench trial was…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. SilvaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. GrandisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Commonwealth v. GonsalvesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
- Commonwealth v. AlmeidaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DePeizaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
- Commonwealth v. Jones-PannellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Commonwealth v. GomesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Commonwealth v. MeneusMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2017
- Commonwealth v. NarcisseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
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