Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Sergienko
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 24, 1987PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
The defendant, George Sergienko, an officer with the Chicopee police department, was indicted for possession of marihuana, a class D controlled substance, in violation of G. L. c. 94C, § 34, by a Hampden County grand jury in October, 1984. On February 4, 1985, the defendant filed a motion to dismiss the indictment and, in the alternative, a motion to suppress evidence seized from his automobile. A hearing was subsequently held. On April 8, a judge of the Superior Court denied the motion to dismiss and allowed the motion to suppress. After allowing the Commonwealth’s motion to reconsider and…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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