David Jones v. Commonwealth

SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT

DAVID JONES vs. COMMONWEALTH

Docket:

SJC-13762

Dates:

July 17, 2025

Present:

County:

Keywords:

Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts. Bail.

The petitioner, David Jones, filed a petition in the county court, pursuant to G. L. c. 211, § 3, seeking relief from the denial of his second request for a reduction in cash bail. A single justice of this court denied the petition, and Jones appealed. We affirm.

Background. Jones stands indicted on charges of larceny over $1,200 by false pretenses, in violation of G. L. c. 266, § 30; money laundering, in violation of G.…