Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Mitchell
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 24, 1999No. 97-P-2076PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWarner, C.J.
A Superior Court jury found the defendant guilty of unlawful possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and unlawful possession of cocaine with intent to distribute within one thousand feet of a school. On appeal, he contends that (1) the judge erroneously admitted a hearsay státement in evidence; (2) he received ineffective assistance of counsel; (3) the evidence was insufficient to establish an intent to distribute; and (4) a witness was not qualified to testify as an expert.
The jury could have found the following facts beyond a reasonable doubt. On December 5, 1995, Springfield police…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. MageeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Commonwealth v. RiveraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MartinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Commonwealth v. MyersMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2012
- Commonwealth v. BlevinsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2002
- Commonwealth v. QuinonesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2019
- Commonwealth v. Rendon-AlvarezMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1999
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