Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 11/10/1998

Commonwealth v. Scott

Citations

428 Mass. 362
701 N.E.2d 629
1998 Mass. LEXIS 557

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\Counsel need not be perfect; he must only be effective in presenting the defendant's case\
“It is not the province of the jury to determine whether a felony is inherently dangerous.”
defendant sold \bag which purportedly contained cocaine but actually contained baking soda\
defendant sold “bag which purportedly contained cocaine but actually contained baking soda”
prosecution does not need to prove defendant acted with conscious disregard for human life where felony is “inherently dangerous” because risk is implicit in intent required for any “inherently dangerous” felony
powdered cocaine is nondescript white powder, visually indistinct from other white powders

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Judges: Abrams

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