Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Booker
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 1, 1991No. 90-P-269PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreenberg, J.
Following a jury trial, the defendant, Booker, was convicted of trafficking in cocaine in violation of G. L. c. 94C, § 32E, 1 and sentenced under the mandatory scheme to a minimum five-year State prison term. Her sole contention on appeal is that the trial judge erred in denying her motion for a required finding of not guilty filed at the close of the Commonwealth’s case and renewed after the jury returned its verdict.
Because Booker was arrested outside her apartment building and because she disclaimed any personal knowledge or control over the contraband found inside, the jury considered the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. BrzezinskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- United States v. Glen Ray BirmleyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Commonwealth v. ClaryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Commonwealth v. OwensMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- Commonwealth v. VelasquezMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1999
- Commonwealth v. SespedesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. ColladoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Commonwealth v. BoriaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
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