Commonwealth v. Hutchins

The defendant was convicted of drug offenses at a bench trial in the District Court. He requested a jury trial de novo. Thus, any errors that may have occurred during the bench trial are without consequence. Foley v. Lowell Div. of the Dist. Court Dep’t, 398 Mass. 800, 803 (1986). In a jury session of the District Court, the charges were first amended to charges of cultivation of THC (a chemical found in marihuana) and of marihuana, and of pos*727session of both substances with intent to distribute. Subsequently, the charges were reduced to simple possession or cultivation of THC and marihuana,…