Commonwealth v. Gomes

As part of a sentence imposed for various firearm offenses,1 the defendant received a period of probation *858during which, among other things, he was required to abstain from drugs and alcohol and to undergo random testing. At the time of sentencing (and during the subsequent period of probation), the defendant was (and would be) below the legal drinking age.2 There was no indication that he had ever used drugs or alcohol. Neither drugs nor alcohol were implicated in the offenses, and the defendant had no criminal history involving drugs or alcohol. On appeal, the defendant challenges the…