Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Pichardo
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 13, 1995No. 94-P-502PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
In jury-waived proceedings in the District Court, the defendant was convicted of distribution of a class B substance (cocaine), G. L. c. 94C, § 32A(a), and possession of a class A controlled substance (heroin) with intent to distribute, G. L. c. 94C, § 32. On appeal, he alleges that the Commonwealth’s evidence as to the heroin charge was legally insufficient.
The essence of the defendant’s argument is that the Commonwealth failed to present sufficient evidence on the possession element of G. L. c. 94C, § 32 — an essential prerequisite for conviction under a theory of principal liability.1 We…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BrzezinskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Commonwealth v. PrattMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Commonwealth v. NicholsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. RosaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. SabettiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Hurtado v. TuckerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
- Commonwealth v. ZuluagaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1997
- Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. FernandezMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. HernandezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
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