Charges of Possession With Intent to Distribute Marijuana to be dismissed against local high school senior

Somerville District Court Docket Number: 09-1876. The prosecution claimed that on August 20, 2009 around 10:30 p.m. Medford police officers saw the defendant riding his bike and stopping at the rear of a local convenience store. They observed him remove a backpack from his back, place it on the ground and remove from it a large plastic jar. The defendant handed the jar to another individual standing nearby. The observing officers approached and saw five small clear packages containing marijuana inside of the jar. They contacted our client and found him in possession of more marijuana, money and a scale. Charges of Distribution of Marijuana and Possession With Intent to Distribute Marijuana issued. Our office was able to get all charges continued without a finding until May, when the defendant graduates high school. Assuming that the defendant remains free from trouble until graduation day, at that time all charges will be dismissed.