Massachusetts Appeals Court· 11/7/1994
Commonwealth v. Ridge
Citations
- 37 Mass. App. Ct. 943
- 641 N.E.2d 1059
- 1994 Mass. App. LEXIS 1013
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- 636.8 grams of cocaine alone is sufficient to warrant inference beyond reasonable doubt that defendant intended to distribute cocaine
- defendant had drug paraphernalia, including cutting powder, digital scale, bag sealer, and box of small baggies
- possession of 636.8 grams of cocaine was sufficient to support an inference, beyond a reasonable doubt, of intent to distribute
- possession of 636.8 grams cocaine alone considered \sufficient to warrant the inference beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant intended to distribute\
- possession of 636.8 grams of cocaine was “alone an amount sufficient to warrant the inference beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant intended to distribute cocaine”
- “[E]vidence that the defendant also possessed . . . drug paraphernalia such as Inositol cutting powder, a digital scale, a box of small baggies and a bag sealer supports [an] inference [of intent to distribute]”
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Cited by
5 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. SepheusMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-05-19· cited 62×
- Commonwealth v. McClendonMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1995-08-18· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. DePalmaMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1996-12-17· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. GollmanMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-06-12· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. SepheusMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2012-11-21· cited 2×
Cites
9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. LatimoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-08-07· cited 1,893×
- Commonwealth v. HelfantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-08-13· cited 274×
- Commonwealth v. YoungMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-02-03· cited 152×
- Commonwealth v. ZagranskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-08-13· cited 74×
- Commonwealth v. LaPerleMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-03-04· cited 64×
- Commonwealth v. TitusMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1992-03-10· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. FogartyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1988-04-25· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. PooleMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1990-12-11· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. HealisMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1991-11-14· cited 4×
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