Commonwealth v. Gomes

The defendant appeals from convictions, after a jury trial in the District Court, of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, G. L. c. 269, § 10(a), {h), respectively. *792He contends that the judge erroneously denied his motion to suppress because the police did not have reasonable suspicion that he was engaged in criminal conduct or that he was an imminent threat to public safety in order to justify their stop and frisk of him. Therefore, he argues that the evidence seized and the statements he made should have been suppressed. We reverse.

Background. The motion judge found the following…