Commonwealth v. Leinbach

Enmeshed in a sting operation, the defendant, Leinbach, sold cocaine to *944a State trooper and was arrested by other officers who had staked out the transaction. Leinbach was convicted of trafficking in 200 or more grams of cocaine with intent to distribute (G. L. c. 94C, § 32E). On appeal, the defendant claims improper admission of hearsay and of evidence of prior acts of drug dealing. We affirm.

1. The hearsay claim. There was received in evidence, upon the offer of the government, a chemist’s certificate of analysis stating that the powder contained in the eight bags taken from the defendant…