Commonwealth v. Johnson

A District Court jury found the defendant guilty of *165operating under the influence of cocaine, a narcotic drug, G. L. c. 90, § 24, and illegal possession of a class B substance. See G. L. c. 94C, § 34. On appeal, the defendant contends that the trial judge erred in (1) admitting portions of his hospital record containing an unreliable rapid urine screen test; (2) allowing the prosecutor to cross-examine the defendant with “The Pill Book” (pill book)1 and admitting the pill book in evidence; and (3) denying motions for required findings of not guilty. He also contends that a State trooper’s…