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THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT IS SOLICITING AMICUS BRIEFS OR MEMORANDA FROM INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE FOLLOWING MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE COURT

ARGUMENT IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 2008.

SJC-10256
Commonwealth v. Christopher Little

On appeal from a conviction of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute involving about half an ounce of marijuana in fifteen small plastic bags, the issue presented is whether the judge correctly allowed a police officer to give an expert opinion that the marijuana evidence was "more consistent with distribution" than with personal use, based on assertions that had no apparent empirical foundation.

 

Interested parties may file their briefs in the Office of the Clerk for the Commonwealth, John Adams Courthouse, Suite 1-400, Pemberton Square, Boston MA 02108-1724 (Telephone 617-557-1020). Parties filing amicus briefs are expected to comply with the requirements of Rules 17, 19 and 20 of Mass. Rules of Appellate Procedure. Amicus briefs, to assist the court, should focus on the ramifications of a decision and not solely on the interests of the parties filing such briefs.

July 30, 2008