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Accommodation defense rejected in heroin case

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The circuit court correctly rejected appellant’s accommodation defense, which would have entitled him to a lesser punishment for possessing heroin with intent to distribute. The accommodation evidence offered was unrelated to the transaction for which he was convicted. Background Appellant pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin. At the plea hearing, the commonwealth ...

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