Commonwealth v. Williams

After trial by jury, the defendant Aaron Williams was convicted on charges of distributing crack cocaine and of doing so in a school zone. On appeal, the defendant presents four claims: (1) the trial judge erred by refusing to provide jury instructions on identification, including the possibility of “hon*237est but mistaken” identification; (2) the judge erred by failing to explain the intent element of the distribution offense; (3) the judge improperly used the sentence to punish the defendant for exercising his constitutional rights to testify and stand for a trial by jury; and (4) the…