Anthony Williams v. Commonwealth

SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT

ANTHONY WILLIAMS vs. COMMONWEALTH

Docket:

SJC-13619

Dates:

October 9, 2025

Present:

County:

Keywords:

Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts. Practice, Criminal, Dismissal.

The defendant, Anthony Williams, filed a petition in the county court, pursuant to G. L. c. 211, § 3, seeking relief from the denial of a motion to dismiss.[1] A single justice of this court denied the petition, and Williams appealed. We affirm.

Background. In February 2023, a grand jury issued an indictment charging the defendant with violating G. L. c. 268, § 21A, which prohibits a…