Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Pellegrini
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 26, 1993PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
At issue in this case is whether the pretrial dismissal, over the Commonwealth’s objection, of a grand jury indictment, violated art. 30 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights. The indictment charged the defendant with possession of cocaine, in violation of G. L. c. 94C, § 34 (1990 ed.). The judge allowed the defendant’s motion to dismiss, ruling that the use of the newborn’s urinalysis to prosecute his mother for possession of narcotics, not child abuse, is beyond the scope and defeats the purpose of the statute used to obtain the evidence. G. L. c. 119, §§ 51A, 51B (1990 ed.). We…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Commonwealth v. McCarthyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. DascalakisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- Commonwealth v. O'DELLMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. FreibergMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Commonwealth v. PrattMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
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3Cited by26 opinions
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