Commonwealth v. Samuel

On August 3, 2007, a three-count criminal complaint was issued by the Chelsea Division of the District Court Department, charging the defendant, Vladimir Samuel, with possession of a firearm without a firearm identification card, carrying a firearm without a license, and carrying a loaded firearm without a license.

*561On February 28, 2009, the defendant filed a motion to suppress the firearm that had been seized on the ground that the police had conducted a warrantless search. Following a hearing, a District Court judge allowed the suppression motion. The Commonwealth’s motion for reconsideration…