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Appeals court hears challenge to sufficiency of evidence in juvenile firearm and drug case
Summary
Defense argued surveillance footage and officer testimony did not directly link a juvenile to a firearm found on a building windowsill; the Commonwealth conceded insufficiency on the cocaine count but defended the firearm conviction based on flight, a vehicle chase, and the weapon’s location.
The panel heard argument in an impounded juvenile appeal about whether the Commonwealth presented sufficient evidence to support firearm and drug convictions. Defense counsel Matthew Coase argued the evidence was largely circumstantial and that video surveillance and officer testimony did not directly connect the juvenile to the gun found on a 3rd‑floor windowsill. Coase urged that flight and running behavior have diminished probative value once…
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