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Commonwealth v. King

Citations

  • 461 Mass. 354
  • 960 N.E.2d 894
  • 2012 WL 130541
  • 2012 Mass. LEXIS 12

How courts have described this case

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  • controlled purchase of “rock” from defendant did not prove that substance was cocaine because substance could have been counterfeit; admission of certificates not harmless error
  • police field test not dispositive in absence of testimony on officer’s expertise and type of field test kit used
  • officer \not asked about his specific training in the identification of cocaine\

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Judges: Ireland

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