Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Resende
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 25, 2016No. SJC-11981PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.
The present case is the most recent in a series of cases concerning the egregious misconduct of Annie Dookhan, a chemist who was employed in the forensic drug laboratory of the William A. Hinton State Laboratory Institute (Hinton drug lab) from 2003 until 2012. On January 23, 2007, the defendant, Admilson Resende, pleaded guilty on indictments charging distribution of a class B controlled substance (cocaine), G. L. c. 94C, § 32A (c) (five counts); violation of the controlled substances laws in proximity to a school or park, G. L. c. 94C, § 32J (three counts); and possession of a class B…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Ferrara v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
- Commonwealth v. ScottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Commonwealth v. ClarkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
- Commonwealth v. MillsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- Commonwealth v. SchandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Castro v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2017
- Commonwealth v. (AndMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2017
- Commonwealth v. AlmonteMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2018
- Commonwealth v. GilbertMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2018
- Commonwealth v. GoldingMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2018
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