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Commonwealth v. Gardner

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided March 5, 2014PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.

In June, 2011, allegations of misconduct at the William A. Hinton State Laboratory Institute in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston surfaced regarding work performed by Annie Dookhan, a chemist who had been employed in the forensic drug laboratory (Hinton drug lab) since November, 2003. Based on investigations conducted by the Department of Public Health and the State police, Dookhan was indicted on multiple counts *364of evidence tampering and obstruction of justice, as well as on at least one count of perjury and one count of falsely claiming to hold a graduate degree, all relating to her…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. McCarthyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  2. Commonwealth v. O'DELLMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
  3. Commonwealth v. CinelliMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
  4. Commonwealth v. TucceriMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
  5. Commonwealth v. CronkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. NelsonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2016
  2. Commonwealth v. ButlerMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2015
  3. Commonwealth v. HernandezMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2017
  4. Commonwealth v. PhillipsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2018
  5. Commonwealth v. RosaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2023

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