Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Smith
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 24, 1976PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
The defendant was indicted for possession of a class A controlled substance (heroin), see G. L. c. 94C, § 31, with intent to distribute. He was convicted of the lesser included ofíense of possession of a class A controlled substance after a jury waived trial in the Superior Court. He received a sentence of imprisonment for one year in a house of correction, the execution of which was stayed pending this appeal. We conclude that there was no error.
The basis of the defendant’s appeal is the denial of his motion to suppress the heroin found on his person by a police officer executing a search…
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- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by77 opinions
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