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Commonwealth v. Albano

Citations

  • 365 N.E.2d 808
  • 373 Mass. 132
  • 1977 Mass. LEXIS 1066

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “Knowledge may be inferred when the prohibited item is found in open view in an area over which the defendant has control”
  • “Knowledge may be inferred when the prohibited item is found in open view in an area over which the defendant has control”
  • proper considerations on question of dominion and control are time of day, place, and defendant’s behavior and knowledge
  • mere presence in the area where contraband is found is insufficient to show the necessary knowledge, or intention to exercise control over it
  • credibility and weight of the evidence for the jury

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Hennessey, Quirico, Braucher, Wilkins, Abrams

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