Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2/26/1976

Commonwealth v. Rugaber

Citations

343 N.E.2d 865
369 Mass. 765
1976 Mass. LEXIS 888

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\Intent to distribute a drug may be inferred from possession of large quantities of that drug.\
detailed description of premises and identification of possessor/occupant by name and date of birth enough to overcome lack of street address
warrant sufficient despite inaccurate physical description of place to be searched, where correct address and where knowledge of officers on scene eliminated risk of searching incorrect premises
100 doses of LSD on one defendant and 900 doses on another
100 doses of LSD on one defendant and 900 doses on another
“Factual inaccuracies not going to the integrity of the affidavit do not destroy probable cause for a search,” but “the description of the place to be searched is ‘to be read without poetic license’ ” (citations omitted)

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Judges: Hennessey, Reardon, Quirico, Braucher, Wilkins

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