Commonwealth v. Decarvalho

Following a jury trial in the Superior Court, the defendant, Janito Decarvalho, was convicted of unlawful possession of a shotgun, unlawful possession of ammunition, and three drug-related offenses.2 On appeal, he contends, among other things: (1) there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction of unlawful possession of a shotgun; (2) the judge should have allowed his motion for a new trial; (3) the judge erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence; and (4) the judge made improper remarks at sentencing. We affirm.

Background. The jury could have found the following facts. In the…