Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. White
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 30, 1977PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.
In a jury waived trial held pursuant to the provisions of G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, the defendant was found guilty on four indictments charging him with unlawful possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, namely, marihuana (Class D); cocaine (Class B); amphetamines (Class B); and LSD (Class C). G. L. c. 94C, § 31. He was sentenced to not more than seven nor less than five years at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Walpole as to three of the convictions, the sentences to run concurrently. The marihuana conviction was filed. The defendant appealed to the Appeals…
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