Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. White
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 30, 1976PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaplan, J.
After trial by jury, the defendant Janet L. White was convicted on indictment No. 82711 for armed robbery, and on indictment No. 82713 for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and sentenced.1 She was also convicted on indictment No. 82712 for unlawful possession of a narcotic drug (marihuana) found on her person after her arrest; the indictment was placed on file. She appealed to the Appeals Court under the provisions of G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, and we transferred the case to this court on our own motion (see G. L. c. 211A, § 10 [A]).
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