Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Beverly
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 12, 1983PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
The defendants, husband and wife, appeal from their convictions on indictments charging them with unlawfully and knowingly possessing “with intent to distribute in excess of two hundred grams of heroin, a Class A controlled substance under [G. L. c. 94C, § 31].” Their convictions for trafficking in heroin were based on violations of G. L. c. 94C, § 32E (c), as appearing in St. 1980, c. 436, § 4. 2 Each defendant received the sentence of fifteen years to State prison stated in par. 3 of § 32E (c). We granted a motion for direct appellate review and now affirm the convictions. However, because…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. FerreiraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. RondeauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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3Cited by47 opinions
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