Commonwealth v. Rafe R.

After a judge of the Juvenile Court denied his motion to suppress, a different judge found the juvenile guilty as a youthful offender on a charge of carrying a firearm without a license ( G. L. c. 269, § 10 [a ] ) and delinquent on a charge of trespassing ( G. L. c. 266, § 120 ). On appeal, the juvenile argues that the motion judge erred in denying his motion to suppress the gun he was charged with possessing on grounds that (1) several of the judge's findings were erroneous, and (2) the stop during which the gun was found was not justified by reasonable suspicion of criminal conduct.

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