State v. Green

The state appeals an order suppressing from evidence a short-barreled shotgun and statements made by defendant, Stephen Green, while in custody. We reverse that portion of the trial court’s order suppressing the gun.

Police responded to a radio dispatch involving several black male juveniles, some of whom, according to the report, were attired in white T-shirts and black pants, and some in white T-shirts and blue pants. The boys were supposedly walking in an eastbound direction from 85 Street and 27 Avenue. In the general area, Officer Javier Rodriguez spotted the defendant, who was, in fact,…