Massachusetts Appeals Court· 4/15/1982

Commonwealth v. Wooden

Citations

433 N.E.2d 1234
13 Mass. App. Ct. 417
1982 Mass. App. LEXIS 1282

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imputing knowledge of one officer to another, where both were working in concert and within arm's reach of each other and of suspects
imputing knowledge of one officer to another, where both were working in concert and within arm’s reach of each other and of suspects
“nothing improper” about “surveillance based on a hunch,” which included turning onto a street to follow the defendants, but without stopping them
“nothing improper” about “surveillance based on a hunch,” which included turning onto a street to follow the defendants without stopping them
“Notwithstanding his expertise, [the officer] offered no information concerning the use of marihuana and cocaine from which it could be inferred that the gram weight of the drugs was more consistent with distribution than personal use”
six bags of marijuana and six bags of cocaine, weighing 23.44 and 6.63 grams respectively, insufficient

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Judges: Goodman, Kass, Perretta

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