Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Villatoro
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 23, 2010No. 09-P-112PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGrainger, J.
The defendant, Faurry Villatoro, was convicted of several drug-related crimes.1 He appeals, alleging that the trial judge erred in (1) denying his motion to suppress evidence resulting from multiple illegal searches, (2) convicting him based on allegedly perjured testimony, (3) failing to reconsider the denial of his counsel’s motion to withdraw, (4) failing to prove the second and subsequent offense charge beyond a reasonable doubt, and (5) admitting drug certificates absent testimony of a drug analyst. We address the defendant’s numerous claims seriatim.
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2Cases cited26 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Commonwealth v. SantanaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MendesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
- Commonwealth v. MendesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. FontaineMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2014
- Commonwealth v. YoungMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2011
- Commonwealth v. DegrayMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2010
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