Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Stewart
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 7, 2014No. SJC 11475PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGants, J.
A Superior Court jury convicted the defendant of possession of a class B substance (cocaine) with intent to distribute, in violation of G. L. c. 94C, § 32A (c). 2 After that guilty finding, in the second part of a bifurcated trial, the jury found that the defendant had previously been convicted in 2006 of distribution of a class B substance and in 1994 of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, and that he had been committed to prison for not less than three years on each of these prior convictions. As a result, the defendant was sentenced both under G. L. c. 94C, § 32A (d), which…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Florida v. JimenoSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- United States v. Anthony J. DichiarinteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Commonwealth v. Isaiah I.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
- Commonwealth v. StoreyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. SantalizMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
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3Cited by19 opinions
- United States v. Nieves-CanalesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2015
- Commonwealth v. Ilya I., a juvenileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
- Commonwealth v. SantiagoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Commonwealth v. MooreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
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