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Commonwealth v. Wilson

Citations

  • 441 Mass. 390
  • 805 N.E.2d 968
  • 2004 Mass. LEXIS 156

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing plain feel doctrine in respect to art. 14 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights
  • intent to distribute marijuana supported by, inter alia, “absence of any smoking paraphernalia” undermined claim of possession for personal use
  • \The role of an expert witness is to help jurors interpret evidence that lies outside of common experience\ [citation omitted]
  • \plain feel\ doctrine authorizes seizure when contraband nature of item is immediately apparent
  • $476 cash without any evidence of unemployment
  • marijuana packaged in “dime” bag units

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Judges: Cowin

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