Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 3/2/2010

Commonwealth v. Muniz

Citations

456 Mass. 166
921 N.E.2d 981
2010 Mass. LEXIS 43

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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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