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Charges of Minor in Possession of Alcohol and Failure to Identify Against College Student Dismissed After Clerk Magistrate Hearing
The defendant is a junior at a local prestigious university. The prosecution alleged that undercover police officers at a local sports venue observed the woman purchasing alcohol at a concession stand. Believing her to be underaged the officers approached and inquired about her age. The woman, who was twenty at the time lied about her name and age and provided false identification to the police. The police confiscated the alcohol and identification card and summonsed the student to court for a violation of G.L. c. 138 Section 34C, minor in possession of alcohol and G.L. c. 138 Section 34B refusing to identify self to authority. A clerk magistrate hearing was scheduled. Today, our office succeeded in getting the clerk magistrate not to issue the complaint.
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