COMMONWEALTH v. JACKSON

SJC-11319.

464 Mass. 758 (2013)

COMMONWEALTH v. KIIYAN JACKSON.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

April 5, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ilse Nehring for the defendant.

Zachary Hillman , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: IRELAND, C.J., SPINA, CORDY, BOTSFORD, GANTS, DUFFLY, & LENK, JJ.


DUFFLY, J.

After police officers observed the defendant sharing what appeared to be a marijuana cigarette with two others on a park bench, they seized the cigarette and conducted a warrantless search of the defendant's person and backpack. In the backpack, they discovered a substance resembling marijuana packaged in small plastic bags, with a total weight of less than one ounce. The defendant was arrested and charged with...

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