Commonwealth v. Lopez

In this interlocutory appeal,1 the Commonwealth challenges the allowance of the defendant’s motion to suppress *816evidence in the District Court, where the defendant was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, G. L. c. 269, § 10(a); possession of a firearm without an identification card, G. L. c. 269, § 10(h), and possession of marijuana, G. L. c. 94C, § 34. The Commonwealth contends that tire judge erroneously allowed the defendant’s motion on the basis that it was unreasonable for the officer to believe that the woman who opened the door to a motel room had actual or apparent authority…