Massachusetts Appeals Court October 19, 2000, No. 98-P-388 (Commonwealth v. Brown)

Jacobs, J.

Tried to a District Court jury, each of the defendants was convicted of four charges2 based on possession of guns and ammunition. The defendants appeal from the ensuing judgments. We reverse.

*2541. The evidence. At about 11 p.m. on March 13, 1996, Brock-ton police received three 911 telephone calls from individuals who reported hearing gunshots in their neighborhood.