Commonwealth v. Guthrie G.

The juvenile in this case was charged with delinquency by reason of unlawful possession of a firearm (G. L. c. 269, § 10 [a]) and receiving stolen property in excess of $250 (G. L. c. 266, § 60). A judge in the Juvenile Court allowed the juvenile’s motion to suppress the firearm and certain statements he made to the police. The Commonwealth sought and obtained leave from a single justice of this court to pursue an interlocutory appeal from the suppression ruling. See Mass. R. Crim. P. 15 (a) (2), as appearing in 422 Mass. 1501 (1996). The Appeals Court reversed. Commonwealth v. Guthrie G., 66…