Christian v. Commonwealth

Paul Christian appeals from a judgment of the county court denying relief under G. L. c. 211, § 3. We affirm the judgment.

In 1997, Christian was convicted of two indictments charging him with having received stolen goods exceeding $250. The Appeals Court affirmed the *1004convictions in an unpublished memorandum and order pursuant to its rule 1:28, and this court denied further appellate review. Commonwealth v. Christian, 46 Mass. App. Ct. 1121, S.C., 429 Mass. 1107 (1999). His sentences are due to expire in early 2007. Christian subsequently moved for a new trial. A judge who was not the trial…