Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. King
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 2, 2010No. 09-P-228PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGrainger, J.
After a jury-waived trial, the defendant, Joshua L. King, was found guilty of distribution of a class B substance (cocaine), G. L. c. 94C, § 32A(c), as a subsequent offense, G. L. c. 94C, § 32A(d). He appeals, arguing that the trial judge erred in admitting a drug certificate in evidence without live testimony in violation of his constitutional right to confrontation under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution and that the error was not harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. We affirm.
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