Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Keefner
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 13, 2012PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, C.J.
A single justice of this court granted the Commonwealth leave to file an interlocutory appeal from a District Court judge’s order in the Appeals Court, see Mass. R. Crim. P. 15 (a) (2), as appearing in 422 Mass. 1501 (1996). We transferred this case here on our motion to consider whether, in view of the enactment of G. L. c. 94C, § 32L, inserted by St. 2008, c. 387, § 2, which decriminalized possession of one ounce or less of marijuana, a defendant may be criminally charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana, in violation of G. L. c. 94C, § 32C (a), where the amount of…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. ScottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Commonwealth v. BorgesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. JimenezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- Commonwealth v. StoreyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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