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SULLIVAN v. DISTRICT COURT OF HAMPSHIRE

384 Mass. 736 (1981)

429 N.E.2d 335

JAMES R. SULLIVAN vs. DISTRICT COURT OF HAMPSHIRE & others.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Hampshire.

December 16, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Howland for the plaintiff.

William L. Pardee, Assistant Attorney General, for the defendants.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, LIACOS, ABRAMS, NOLAN, & LYNCH, JJ.

LYNCH, J.

In August of 1972, the plaintiff was discharged from his position as a nurse at Northampton State Hospital after he was accused of bringing marihuana to work. This appeal, which we transferred here on our own motion, is the last stage in a long series of hearings and appeals stemming from this discharge.

We review briefly the procedural history of the case. On August 15, 1972, the plaintiff was convicted in the District Court of Hampshire under G...

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