Commonwealth v. Ocasio

Lu, John T., J.

On September 29, 2008, following a juiy trial, the defendant (Mr. Ocasio) was convicted of one count of trafficking cocaine in an amount greater than 100 grams. Mr. Ocasio now moves for a new trial alleging: (1) ineffective assistance of counsel in violation of his rights under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and Article XII of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights; and (2) violation of his rights under the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution based on the admission of a drug certificate of…