Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Blatz
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 17, 1980PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
Convicted under G. L. c. 94C, § 32, for possession of phencyclidine (“angel dust”) with intent.to distribute that controlled substance, the defendant appeals from the denial of his motion to suppress packages of the drug seized from his person.
After a hearing on the motion to suppress, the motion judge found that two Boston police officers, acting on information that the defendant Blatz was trafficking in drugs, went to the corner of Cummings Highway and Ridlon Road in Mattapan and that one officer, Captain Crocker, talked to the defendant while the other, Detective Solari, watched. Solari…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Commonwealth v. SilvaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. WalkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
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3Cited by13 opinions
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