Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Tanner
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 8, 1998No. 97-P-239PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The defendant, Lisa Tanner, was convicted of distribution of a class B controlled substance and distribution of a class B controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school zone.1 On appeal, she contends that the trial judge erred (1) in allowing in evidence (a) opinion testimony from a police officer *577as to her guilt and (b) unfair prejudicial comments regarding an uncharged drug transaction, and (2) in denying a motion for a mistrial when it became apparent that she had not been provided with significant pretrial discovery material. See, e.g., Commonwealth v. Gallarelli, 399 Mass. 17, 20-21…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WoodsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Commonwealth v. DockhamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Commonwealth v. MamayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Commonwealth v. RiveraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. StewartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. BarbosaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. CantyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
- Commonwealth v. VargasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
- Commonwealth v. SepheusMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
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