Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Ellis
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 25, 2011No. 10-P-419PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBerry, J.
A District Court jury convicted the defendant of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (GUI), and then, in a separate bench trial, a judge found that this was the defendant’s fourth GUI offense. G. L. c. 90, § 24(l)(a)(l). On appeal, the defendant challenges the subsequent offense portion of the conviction on the grounds that (1) his confrontation rights, see Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, 129 S. Ct. 2527 (2009) (Melendez-Diaz), were violated by the introduction, at the subsequent offense trial, of Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) records and a probation record; and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Commonwealth v. VasquezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. McGovernMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. CarrollMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
- Commonwealth v. McMullinMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2010
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Commonwealth v. RoyalMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2016
- Commonwealth v. NormanMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2015
- Commonwealth v. BigleyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2014
- Commonwealth v. McEvoyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2018
- Commonwealth v. CarrollMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2018
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