Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Acosta
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 11, 2012No. 10-P-783PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGraham, J.
A jury convicted the defendant of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and an accompanying school zone offense.1 G. L. c. 94C, §§ 32A & 32J. On appeal, the *837defendant principally argues that the Commonwealth’s evidence at trial was insufficient as matter of law to prove beyond a reasonable doubt he intended to distribute cocaine.2 We agree.
Facts. Based upon the Commonwealth’s evidence, reviewed in the light most favorable to it, the jury would have been warranted to find the following. Commonwealth v. Latimore, 378 Mass. 671, 677-678 (1979). On New Year’s Day 2009, at 9:30 p.m.,…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. KozecMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Commonwealth v. KelleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. SalemmeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. BongarzoneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Humberto H.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
- Commonwealth v. SepheusMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Commonwealth v. Ilya I., a juvenileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Commonwealth v. SaulnierMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2013
- Commonwealth v. LezynskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
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