· 10/3/1983
Commonwealth v. Marcus
Citations
- 454 N.E.2d 1277
- 16 Mass. App. Ct. 698
- 1983 Mass. App. LEXIS 1472
How courts have described this case
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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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