Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Rivera
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 29, 1997PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
A criminal complaint was issued in the Lowell Division of the District Court Department against the defendant charging him with possession of a class B substance with intent to distribute in violation of G. L. c. 94C, § 32A (a), and with possession of a class B substance with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school zone in violation of G. L. c. 94C, § 32J. The defendant’s pretrial motion to suppress was accompanied by a sworn affidavit. After a three-day trial, the defendant was convicted of both charges by a jury of six. The defendant appealed from his convictions. We transferred…
2Cases cited57 opinions
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- Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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- United States v. HaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by69 opinions
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