Roullett v. Quincy Division of the District Court Department

We will not reverse the disposition by a single justice of a petition under G. L. c. 211, § 3, absent a showing of abuse of discretion or clear error of law. Doten v. Plymouth Div. of the Probate & Family Court Dept., ante 1001 (1985). Palaza v. Superior Court, 393 Mass. 1001,1002 (1984). Even assuming that Roullett’s version of the facts is supported by the record,1 2 we must affirm the judgment of the single justice because Roullett failed to demonstrate that a petition under G. L. c. 211, § 3, is his only avenue of appeal. Roullett had a right on April 25, 1984, to appeal the sentencing,…