COMMONWEALTH v. BENTON


356 Mass. 447 (1969)

252 N.E.2d 891

COMMONWEALTH vs. RICHARD A. BENTON (and a companion case).

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Dukes County.

December 2, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph P. Harrington, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Harold Hestnes (Gordon T. Walker with him) for the defendants.

Present: WILKINS, C.J., SPALDING, CUTTER, KIRK, & REARDON, JJ.


WILKINS, C.J.

These are indictments in the Superior Court for Dukes County. The defendants were arraigned in the District Court of Dukes County and each pleaded not guilty to six complaints charging possession of marihuana, G.L.c. 94, § 205; conspiracy to violate the narcotic drug laws, G.L.c. 94, § 213A; possession of marihuana, G.L.c. 94, § 205; being present where a narcotic drug was illegally kept, G.L.c. 94, § 213A; possession of a harmful...

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