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COMMONWEALTH v. DENTON

SJC-12272.

477 Mass. 248 (2017)

COMMONWEALTH v. SCYPIO DENTON.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

June 1, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Methe for the defendant.

Quentin R. Weld , Assistant District Attorney ( Elin H. Graydon , Assistant District Attorney, also present) for the Commonwealth.

Present: GANTS, C.J., LENK, HINES, GAZIANO, LOWY, & BUDD, JJ.

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Scypio Denton, was convicted of distribution of heroin, in violation of G. L. c. 94C, § 32 (b).1 At trial, the defendant raised the affirmative defense of entrapment. The judge permitted the Commonwealth to respond by introducing evidence of three prior convictions...

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