Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1/22/2010
Commonwealth v. Madera
Citations
- 76 Mass. App. Ct. 154
- 920 N.E.2d 312
- 2010 Mass. App. LEXIS 82
- 2010 WL 188736
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding sufficient evidence of constructive possession where defendant had joint control over bedroom where drugs seized, slept there, and kept personal effects there
- police officials with extensive training and experience in narcotics identified substance as marijuana, aiding court in finding erroneous admission of certificate of drug analysis harmless beyond reasonable doubt
- detectives testified to their years of experience and training in narcotics
- “Here the officer . . . described . . . the general practices of drug dealers and typical signs or tools of the trade, i.e., quantity of drug, packaging materials, and weighing implements, and the presence of cash, communication devices, and cutting materials”
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Judges: Fecteau
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- Commonwealth v. DespasqualeMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2014-12-30· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. BarbosaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2010-08-11· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. SepheusMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2012-11-21· cited 2×
- People v. HallCalifornia Court of Appeal· 2019-09-10
- People v. HallCalifornia Court of Appeal· 2019-10-09
- Commonwealth v. MolinaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2017-12-22
- Commonwealth v. PiersonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-02-16
- Commonwealth v. GarciaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2019-01-14
- Commonwealth v. NortonMassachusetts Superior Court· 2010-06-01
Cites
31 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court· 1967-03-27· cited 23,069×
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court· 1976-06-24· cited 6,537×
- Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court· 2009-06-25· cited 2,882×
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-08-07· cited 1,893×
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1974-07-30· cited 1,208×
- Commonwealth v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-06-01· cited 628×
- Commonwealth v. MahdiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-04-08· cited 192×
- Commonwealth v. TyreeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-01-08· cited 126×
- Commonwealth v. WoodsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-01-24· cited 118×
- Commonwealth v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-04-05· cited 112×
- Commonwealth v. VerdeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-05-19· cited 110×
- Commonwealth v. AlbanoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-07-25· cited 100×
- Commonwealth v. SinnottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-05-13· cited 87×
- Commonwealth v. DagracaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-10-17· cited 66×
- Commonwealth v. PerezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-11-20· cited 64×
- Commonwealth v. DawsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-03-16· cited 54×
- Commonwealth v. TannerMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1998-10-08· cited 54×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1991-05-20· cited 47×
- Commonwealth v. SespedesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-06-16· cited 41×
- Commonwealth v. DancyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-09-02· cited 39×
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