Suppression of Firearms Discovered During Illegal Police Search at Casino Leads to Dismissal of Felony Weapons Charges

Brett Lovins successfully moved to suppress firearms discovered during an illegal police search of a motor vehicle parked at a casino. The Malden District Court held an evidentiary hearing and determined the Defendant’s consent for officers to search the vehicle was involuntary and the product of coercion. After the firearms were suppressed from trial, the Commonwealth was unable to proceed with prosecuting Brett’s client and the case was dismissed.