Commonwealth v. Pinto

A jury convicted the defendant, Bruno Pinto, on two counts of unlawful possession of a loaded firearm, G. L. c. 269, § 10 (n), and one count of possession of a firearm without a license, G. L. c. 269, § 10 (a). 1 , 2

The defendant’s sole argument on appeal is that the search of his vehicle was illegal because the Commonwealth failed to demonstrate that the police had reasonable suspicion to conduct an investigatory stop. We agree, and therefore, we reverse the convictions and the order denying the motion to suppress the fruits of that search.

1. Background. We summarize the facts found by the…