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Commonwealth v. Whitlock

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided December 8, 1995No. 94-P-1019PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGreenberg, J.

A Hampden County grand jury indicted Donald B. Whitlock for unlawful distribution of cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school (no. 92-1202) (G. L. c. 94C, § 32J). A second indictment (no. 92-1203) arising out of the same episode, charged him as a repeat offender under G. L. c. 94C, § 32A(c) & (d). Just after the jury were sworn, the session clerk inadvertently read them the allegation of a *515“second offense” contained in the second indictment. Such an announcement in open court is prohibited by statute.1 After the judge declined the defendant’s request for a mistrial on that account, trial…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BrzezinskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
  2. Commonwealth v. WhiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
  3. Commonwealth v. ShelineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
  4. Commonwealth v. DiMarzoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
  5. Commonwealth v. CancelMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. VelasquezMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1999
  2. Commonwealth v. MedeirosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
  3. Commonwealth v. CottoMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2007
  4. Commonwealth v. DuncanMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2008
  5. Commonwealth v. HernandezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003

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