Massachusetts Appeals Court· 5/11/2000
Commonwealth v. Andrews
Citations
- 49 Mass. App. Ct. 201
- 728 N.E.2d 327
- 2000 Mass. App. LEXIS 376
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding recitation of facts ambiguous and insufficient to inform defendant of elements of “possession of Class B controlled substance with intent to distribute”
- “possession of 2.73 grams of cocaine, even packaged in eleven envelopes, does not, without more, clearly tend towards showing an intent to distribute”
- 2.73 grams packaged in eleven envelopes “does not, without more, clearly tend towards showing an intent to distribute”
- failure to inform defendant of waiver of right against self-incrimination not necessarily fatal to plea
- possession of 2.73 grams of cocaine packaged in eleven envelopes “does not, without more, clearly tend towards showing an intent to distribute”
- “The facts as recited were ambiguous as to the defendant’s intention in possessing the cocaine; the possession of 2.73 grams of cocaine, even packaged in eleven envelopes, does not, without more, clearly tend towards showing an intent to distribute”
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Judges: Duffly
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12 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Adoption of JohnMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-12-20· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. HiskinMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2007-04-09· cited 30×
- Commonwealth v. Ilya I., a juvenileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-02-13· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. ShermanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-05-02· cited 24×
- Commonwealth v. AcostaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2012-06-11· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. TavernierMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2010-03-01· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. JonesMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-11-26· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. GollmanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-06-12· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. ShermanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2007-05-01· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. ArguetaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-01-20· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. BowlerMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-12-23· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. SepheusMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2012-11-21· cited 2×
Cites
9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court· 1969-06-02· cited 12,640×
- Henderson v. MorganSupreme Court· 1976-06-17· cited 1,382×
- Commonwealth v. DuquetteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-07-23· cited 109×
- Commonwealth v. FosterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-06-09· cited 67×
- Commonwealth v. FernandesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-01-09· cited 54×
- Commonwealth v. WoodenMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1982-04-15· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. CorreaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-10-22· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. SenatiMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1975-05-28· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. TrippMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1982-10-07· cited 23×
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