Commonwealth v. Lavallee

A Superior Court jury convicted the defendant of (1) trafficking in a class B substance (cocaine), (2) possession of a class B substance (oxycodone) with intent to distribute, and (3) unlawful possession of ammunition. On appeal, he claims that the Commonwealth's evidence was legally insufficient in certain ways. He additionally argues that the judge's use of certain hypotheticals in responding to jury questions amounted to reversible error. We affirm.

1. Sufficiency. The defendant argues that the Commonwealth's evidence was insufficient in two respects. First, he claims that there was…