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· 6/2/1961

Demetropolos v. Commonwealth

Citations

  • 175 N.E.2d 259
  • 342 Mass. 658
  • 1961 Mass. LEXIS 796

How courts have described this case

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  • “where a statute may be construed as either constitutional or unconstitutional, a construction will be adopted which avoids an unconstitutional interpretation”

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Judges: Wilkins, Spalding, Whittemoee, Kibk, Spiegel

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