Commonwealth v. Chatfield-Taylor

The defendant, Robert Chatfield-Taylor, was charged in a multiple count indictment with being a Massachusetts practitioner who unlawfully dispensed a Class B controlled substance 1 in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, G. L. c. 94C (1984 ed.). A jury trial commenced in October, 1984, and at the conclusion of the Commonwealth’s evidence, the defendant moved for a required finding of not guilty. See Mass. R. Crim. P. 25, as amended, 389 Mass. 1107 (1983). The judge denied the motion and after presentation of the defendant’s case, the defendant renewed the motion for a required finding…