Glawson v. Commonwealth

Richard Glawson (petitioner) appeals under S J.C. Rule 2:21, as amended, 434 Mass. 1301 (2001), from the denial of relief under G. L. c. 211, § 3, by a single justice of this court. The petitioner had sought review of a Superior Court order allowing the Commonwealth’s motion to compel him to produce blood and hair samples. The single justice also denied the petitioner’s subsequent motion for a stay.

The order of the Superior Court judge is interlocutory, and we examine whether the petitioner has met the requirement of rule 2:21 (2) that he “set forth the reasons why review of the trial court…