Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Wilson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 4, 1983PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
The defendant appeals from his conviction of possession of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) (G. L. c. 94C, § 31), which was found in his wallet at the Hampshire County jail during an inventory search in the course of his incarceration following his arrest on a wholly different criminal charge. A judge in the Superior Court denied the defendant’s motion to suppress the LSD. We transferred his appeal to this court on our own motion. We affirm the conviction.
The judge found that in the early morning hours of April 17, 1981, the defendant was placed in protective custody at a dormitory on the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. WhiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
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