Commonwealth v. Nickerson

Following a jury trial in Superior Court the defendant was convicted of one count of receiving stolen property over $250, G. L. c. 266, § 60.1 On appeal, he raises numerous claims of error, including the denial of his pretrial motion to suppress.2 Because we conclude that the investigating officers’ initial search and ultimate detention of the defendant were not supported by reasonable suspicion, but that the admission of the resulting fruits at trial was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt, we affirm the judgment of conviction.

Background. We summarize the relevant facts from the motion…