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· 3/4/1985

Commonwealth v. LaPerle

Citations

  • 475 N.E.2d 81
  • 19 Mass. App. Ct. 424
  • 1985 Mass. App. LEXIS 1603

How courts have described this case

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

  • cutting powder, wrapping paper, and scale with cocaine residue on pan
  • cutting powder, wrapping paper, and scale with cocaine residue on pan
  • no expert testimony was offered and court made clear intent to distribute is factual question which may be proved by circumstantial evidence
  • cocaine residue alone can be sufficient where there are other indicia of distribution
  • intent is a factual matter which may be proved by circumstantial evidence
  • defendant’s knowledge of contraband inferred from his attempted flight

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Kass, Rose, Smith

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