Commonwealth v. Mora

The jury convicted the defendant of trafficking in cocaine, two hundred grams or more, G. L. c. 94C, § 32E(6)(4), and illegal possession of a firearm, G. L. c. 269, § 10(h). On appeal, he makes several claims of error, including (1) the denial of his motion to suppress evidence, (2) the dismissal of potential jurors for cause during voir dire, (3) the limitation of defense cross-examination of an informant and a police officer, (4) the erroneous instruction on the midtrial absence of the codefendant, and (5) the erroneous instructions on the aggregation of cocaine found in two locations for…