Fuentes v. Commonwealth, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 2007

Court: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Date: 2007-03-23 Opinion type: lead Precedential status: Published

Jose Fuentes appeals from a judgment of a single justice of this court denying his petition for relief under G. L. c. 211, § 3. We affirm the judgment.

Fuentes was indicted on charges of unlawful distribution of heroin, second or subsequent offense, and of unlawful distribution of heroin in a school zone. A jury trial commenced in the Superior Court. On the second day of deliberations, the jury requested