Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 9/12/1978

Commonwealth v. Ortiz

Citations

380 N.E.2d 669
376 Mass. 349
1978 Mass. LEXIS 1127

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upon observing approaching police officers, defendant threw packet into automobile and retreated from scene; officers recognized the packet as being of the type used to conceal heroin

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Judges: Hennessey, Quirico, Braucher, Liacos, Abrams

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