Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Marable
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 20, 1998PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
The defendant, Tony L. Marable, was convicted in the Superior Court of distribution of cocaine, possession of marihuana with intent to distribute, and distribution of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school zone. He appealed, arguing that the indictments should have been dismissed because the Commonwealth failed to bring him to trial within one year of his arraignment as required by Mass. R. Crim. R 36 (b), 378 Mass. 909 (1979). The Appeals Court, in a summary decision pursuant to its rule 1:28, reversed the judgments and dismissed the indictments. Commonwealth v. Marable, 43…
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