COMMONWEALTH v. SCALA


380 Mass. 500 (1980)

404 N.E.2d 83

COMMONWEALTH vs. FRANCIS SCALA.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

April 30, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel E. Greydanus, III (Irving H. Sheff with him) for the defendant.

James W. Sahakian, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

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


HENNESSEY, C.J.

The defendant appeals his conviction for the unauthorized possession of amphetamine with intent to distribute. He contends that his motion to suppress evidence of the drugs seized at the time of his arrest should have been allowed. He bases his claim on principles of collateral estoppel and on the ground that the drugs were found incident to an unlawful arrest. He also argues that his motions to dismiss the indictment and for a directed verdict were...

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