Legal Question in Criminal Law in Massachusetts

They probably charged both of you anticipating he will claim in defense the substances found did not belong to him (by implication, they belog to you), and/or (although less likely) as some kind of joint venture or conspiracy concerning the drugs. What county are you in? If you have no prior record, you can probably get rid of this without much, if any, consequence to you, especially if your roomate owns up to possession. Even with a prior record, you are probably going to be okay here, assuming you play your cards carefully and right. The weight of the substances found -- and kind of drugs -- will determine how potentially serious the consequences could be.

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They are going on the theory of joint venture or conspiracy, or even merely possession.

This is serious and you can be thrown out of school, if you are in school.

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