Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Nichols
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 28, 1976PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The defendant was tried and convicted by a jury on an indictment charging possession of a controlled substance (heroin) with intent to distribute it. The defendant now appeals pursuant to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G.
On October 9, 1974, several Worcester police officers went to the defendant’s apartment with a search warrant and found the defendant together with eight other persons in the apartment. There was testimony by one of the officers that at least two persons attempted to flee the apartment. Upon a search of the apartment the police found several packets of heroin wrapped in tinfoil…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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- Commonwealth v. BorodineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
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3Cited by48 opinions
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