Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Duffy
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided November 26, 1976PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHale, C.J.
The defendant was convicted of possession of a Class D controlled substance (marihuana) with the intent to distribute in violation of G. L. c. 94C, § 32, and he appeals from his conviction pursuant to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G. He assigns as error the denial of his motion for a directed verdict.
The defendant argues that there was insufficient evidence to warrant the finding that he was in possession of the marihuana in a trailer on Abbott Hill Road, Chester, on November 10, 1973. As we are reviewing the denial of a motion for a directed verdict, we view the evidence in its aspect most…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Alfredo Delgado Arellanes and Geneva Arellanes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- State v. HaynesOhio Supreme Court · 1971
- United States v. Kelley Davis A/K/A Tee, in No. 71-1778, and Inez Davis. Appeal of Inez Davis, in No. 71-1779Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Commonwealth v. FlynnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- William Evans and Josephine Evans v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by15 opinions
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