Commonwealth v. Clark

This matter is before the court on appeal from a judgment of a single justice of this court granting the Commonwealth’s petition for relief from a ruling of a Superior Court judge dismissing several indictments charging the defendant with mayhem and various forms of assault. The petition was filed and relief granted pursuant to G. L. c. 211, § 3. A decision of a single justice granting or denying relief in such circumstances is a final “judgment” from which an appeal may be taken to the full court. McMenimen v. Passatempo, 452 Mass. 178, 191 (2008).

The indictments arose from the defendant’s…