COMMONWEALTH v. HOPKINS

No. 09-P-1654.

79 Mass. App. Ct. 412 (2011)

COMMONWEALTH v. PAUL R. HOPKINS.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Plymouth.

May 2, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah E. Dolven for the defendant.

Matthew J. Libby , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: CYPHER, BROWN, & MILLS, JJ.


MILLS, J.

A Superior Court jury convicted the defendant of trafficking in cocaine (between fourteen and twenty-eight grams), G. L. c. 94C, § 32E(b), and possession of marijuana, G. L. c. 94C, § 34. He appeals, arguing (1) that there was insufficient evidence of possession of marijuana, and (2) that the erroneous admission of the drug certificate of analysis pertaining to the cocaine was not harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.

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