context: Moreover, the fact that Nolasco was not present during the transfer of drugs to the officer is of little consequence to this analysis.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.parenthetical: concluding that there is no need for a defendant to be present at the scene of a crime throughout its occurrence
citation_a.sentence: See Commonwealth v. Lafayette, 40 Mass.App.Ct. 534, 537, 665 N.E.2d 1025 (1996) (concluding that there is no need for a defendant to be present at the scene of a crime throughout its occurrence); cf. Commonwealth v. Carmenatty, 37 Mass. App.Ct. 908, 910, 638 N.E.2d 496 (1994) (holding that the fact that the defendant did not handle the drugs is not dispositive of his involvement in drug dealing).
citation_b.signal: cf.
citation_b.parenthetical: holding that the fact that the defendant did not handle the drugs is not dispositive of his involvement in drug dealing
citation_b.sentence: See Commonwealth v. Lafayette, 40 Mass.App.Ct. 534, 537, 665 N.E.2d 1025 (1996) (concluding that there is no need for a defendant to be present at the scene of a crime throughout its occurrence); cf. Commonwealth v. Carmenatty, 37 Mass. App.Ct. 908, 910, 638 N.E.2d 496 (1994) (holding that the fact that the defendant did not handle the drugs is not dispositive of his involvement in drug dealing).