Legal Opinion
Opinions of the Justices to the House of Representatives
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 6, 1979PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
To the Honorable the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
The undersigned Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court respectfully submit their answers to the questions set forth in an order adopted by the House of Representatives on May 21, 1979, and transmitted to us on May 23, 1979. The order recites that certain bills are pending before the General Court, identified as Senate No. 777, Senate No. 813, Senate No. 814, and House No. 507, all of which provide for mandatory prison sentences for ma*823jor drug dealers, and that grave doubts exist as to their constitutionality if…
2Cases cited63 opinions
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- Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by36 opinions
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