Commonwealth v. Johnson

Kevin Johnson was convicted of trafficking in cocaine with a net weight of twenty-eight grams or more but less than one hundred grams, refusal to submit to a police officer, and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. He appealed from the drug trafficking conviction, arguing that, among other things, a certificate of drug analysis from the State crime laboratory was erroneously admitted without live testimony from the analyst. The Appeals Court affirmed the conviction. See Commonwealth v. Johnson, 76 Mass. App. Ct. 80 (2010). The defendant then sought further appellate review. This court…