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COMMONWEALTH v. JEFFERSON

377 Mass. 716 (1979)

387 N.E.2d 579

COMMONWEALTH vs. HAROLD L. JEFFERSON.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

April 3, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Leubsdorf for the defendant.

Clyde R.W. Garrigan, Special Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., QUIRICO, BRAUCHER, KAPLAN, & WILKINS, JJ.

WILKINS, J.

The defendant was convicted of unlawful possession of methadone, a class B controlled substance (G.L.c. 94C, §§ 31, 34), and given a two-year sentence to a house of correction. He was also convicted of unlawful possession of hypodermic needles and syringes (G.L.c. 94C, § 27) and given a one-year concurrent sentence. The convictions were affirmed by the Appeals Court. Commonwealth v. Jefferson...

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