Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 6/8/1993

Commonwealth v. Rodriguez

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614 N.E.2d 649
415 Mass. 447
1993 Mass. LEXIS 361

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holding that defendant’s actual knowledge of the quantity of cocaine not required for conviction of trafficking
rejecting defendant’s argument that police should have reappraised circumstances at threshold and determined that there was no need not to announce themselves
rejecting defendant’s unpreserved argument that she was entitled to jury instruction requiring Commonwealth to prove that she had actual knowledge that amount of cocaine involved exceeded statutory amount
rejecting defendant’s unpreserved argument that she was entitled to jury instruction requiring Commonwealth to prove that she had actual knowledge that amount of cocaine involved exceeded statutory amount
in convicting defendant of trafficking instead of possession, Commonwealth need prove only quantity of drugs, not defendant's knowledge of quantity
“Proof that the defendant knew the exact nature of the controlled substance is not an element of the crime [of trafficking].”

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Judges: Lucos, Abrams, Nolan, O'Connor, Greaney

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