Commonwealth v. Perez

1. Motion to suppress, a. Background. The judge presiding over the hearing on the motion to suppress made no written findings of fact. Although a failure to make written findings does not constitute reversible error, certainly the better practice is to do so. Commonwealth v. Grandison, 433 Mass. 135, 137 (2001) (“We have said that it is desirable and prudent to make a record of the facts . . .”). Without such findings, we “analyze[] the record to see if the findings implicit in the judge’s rulings are supported.” Commonwealth v. Gaulden, 383 Mass. 543, 547 (1981). Because of the lack of…