Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Sabetti
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 4, 1992PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
On April 29, 1987, a Middlesex County grand jury indicted the defendant, Matthew Sabetti, on charges of trafficking in cocaine, possession of cocaine, possession of marihuana, unlawful possession of controlled substances (three indictments charging four counts), and assault and battery on a police officer. On April 5, 1988, a jury found the defendant guilty of trafficking in cocaine and possession of marihuana and returned not guilty verdicts on the remaining indictments.
The judge allowed the defendant’s posttrial motion for a required finding of not guilty on the trafficking charge and,…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- United States v. HensleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Commonwealth v. MeehanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. CastMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Commonwealth v. BrzezinskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Commonwealth v. SandlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. AlvaradoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Commonwealth v. ClermyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Commonwealth v. FeyenordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
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