Commonwealth v. Garcia

After a bench trial, the defendant was convicted of carrying an unlicensed firearm and of carrying a loaded firearm in violation of G. L. c. 269, § 10(a) and (n). In this appeal, the defendant asserts that he is entitled to a new trial because his colloquy with the judge was inadequate to provide the judge with a basis for concluding that the defendant voluntarily and intelli gently waived his right to a jury trial. He also argues that the judge improperly denied a motion to suppress. We address each of these in turn.

1. The colloquy. To be effective, a defendant and judge’s colloquy…