Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Silva
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 14, 1974PublishedCited by 288 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, J.
The defendant was found guilty by a jury on an indictment for unlawful possession of a narcotic drug, specifically heroin, with intent to sell. He was sentenced to a term of imprisonment at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Walpole. The case is before us on a substitute bill of exceptions. The defendant asserts as error (1) the denial of his motion to suppress evidence which he asserts was seized as a result of an unconstitutional search; (2) the exclusion of certain questions addressed to the government’s expert witness on cross-examination; (3) a statement in the trial judge’s…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by288 opinions
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