Commonwealth v. Collins

The Commonwealth appeals from an order of a Boston Municipal Court judge dismissing a criminal complaint over the Commonwealth's objection. We reverse.

A criminal complaint issued on February 25, 2016, charging the defendant with failure to register as a sex offender, subsequent offense, in violation of G. L. c. 6, § 178H (a ) (2). According to the police report accompanying the complaint, the defendant, a level three sex offender, had last registered his address as 29 Alpha Road in the Dorchester section of Boston. On December 26, 2015, that address "was consumed by fire" and became…