Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Rodriguez
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 25, 2009No. 08-P-1177PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKafker, J.
Following a bench trial, the defendant, Vinicio Rodriguez, was found guilty of trafficking in cocaine in an amount more than 100 grams, but less than 200 grams; possession of cocaine with intent to distribute; possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in a school zone; and possession of marijuana. He now challenges his convictions on several grounds, including the admission in evidence of dmg certificates of analysis without testimony from an analyst, which was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States in Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, 129 S. Ct. 2527 (2009).
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2Cases cited32 opinions
- Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Commonwealth v. O'DELLMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. MahdiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Commonwealth v. HofferMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Connolly v. RodenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2014
- Commonwealth v. NelsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
- Commonwealth v. GrecoMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. MontoyaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
- Commonwealth v. MaderaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2010
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