Commonwealth v. Richardson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
1Opinion of the CourtKafker, J.
*823 **345 The defendant, a medical marijuana patient, was arrested when police discovered twenty-two marijuana plants growing in his basement. After a jury trial, he was convicted of unlawful cultivation of marijuana and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. On appeal, he argues that (1) the criminal complaint and the search warrant lacked probable cause; (2) the jury instructions were in error; (3) the evidence was insufficient to find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; and (4) the medical marijuana law's sixty-day supply limit is unconstitutionally vague as applied. For…
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