Caggiano v. Commonwealth

Allen Caggiano (petitioner) appeals from the judgment of a single justice of this court denying him relief under G. L. c. 211, § 3 (1988 ed.). The petitioner was convicted of cocaine trafficking on February 10, 1988, and thereafter filed a timely notice of appeal from his conviction. Subsequent to his conviction the petitioner also filed a motion pursuant to Mass. R. Crim. P. 30, 378 Mass. 900 (1979), seeking alteration of his sentence or a new trial. The judge denied this motion, and the petitioner filed a notice of appeal.

On June 15, 1989, while his appeals from his conviction and the…