CHARLES A. BURNS v. STATE OF FLORIDA

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• absent stipulation, whether substance was cocaine essential element of crime that Commonwealth must prove beyond reasonable doubt
• inference of operability may be drawn from fact that firearm was loaded at time of offense
• physical evidence of gun; testimony that gun was loaded when found; testimony that gun was sent to State police laboratory for testing
• “absent a stipulation, the fact that the substance was cocaine was an essential element of the crime that the Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt”
• testimony of officer that weapon appeared in “good condition, had a round in the chamber, and was ‘ready to be fired’ ” insufficient for court to conclude that jury did not rely on certificate to prove operability

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