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· 10/3/1983

Commonwealth v. Marcus

Citations

  • 454 N.E.2d 1277
  • 16 Mass. App. Ct. 698
  • 1983 Mass. App. LEXIS 1472

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  • finding a mandatory five-year prison sentence for distributing a class A controlled substance when imposed on a repeat offender selling no more heroin than was necessary to support his habit not violative of the prohibitions against cruel or unusual punishment

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Judges: Hale, Kass, Perretta

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