Commonwealth v. Williams

The defendant was found guilty on an indictment charging conspiracy illegally to "possess with intent to distribute certain substances designated as controlled substances.” See G. L. c. 94C, § 40.

During the course of a lengthy trial, the Commonwealth presented seventeen witnesses, the majority of whom were law enforcement officers. Their testimony and wiretaps of both the defendant’s and a codefendant’s telephones 1 evidenced an extensive cocaine distribution operation which involved the defendant, his wife, son, brother and nephew. There were two additional codefendants, who had access to…