Commonwealth v. Johnson

The defendant was convicted by a jury of distribution of a controlled substance, in violation of G. L. c. 94C, § 32A(c),1 and distribution of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of real property comprising the Amone School in Brockton, in violation of G. L. c. 94C, § 32J (the statute).2 On appeal he claims there was insufficient evidence to establish the *733location of the boundary of the real property comprising the school, and thus, his motion for a required finding of not guilty should have been allowed. He makes a related claim that the judge did not properly instruct the jury on this…