Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Vasquez
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 16, 2009No. 08-P-253PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBerry, J.
On January 11, 2007, after a bench trial, the defendant was found guilty of two counts of distribution of cocaine, G. L. c. 94C, § 32A(c); and one count of possession of cocaine, G. L. c. 94C, § 32A(c). After the verdicts, the defendant pleaded guilty to the subsequent offender portion of one of the distribution indictments, G. L. c. 94C, § 32A(d), and to the subsequent offender portion of the possession charge. On appeal, the defendant contends that (1) the evidence that the Commonwealth presented to prove that the defendant distributed cocaine as a joint venturer was insufficient, as was…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Griffith v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Commonwealth v. VasquezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. GrecoMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. VasquezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. VasquezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010