Stow v. Commonwealth

Weston J. Stow, the defendant in an underlying criminal case, filed a petition in the county court seeking a variety of relief in the nature of mandamus and pursuant to G. L. c. 211, §§ 3, 4, and 4A (1994 ed.). A single justice denied Stow’s petition without a hearing, and Stow appeals. We affirm.

1. Stow’s requests for an order compelling the preparation of the transcript, assembly of the record, and other steps in the underlying criminal matter have become moot. The transcript has been prepared, the record assembled, Stow’s appeal entered in the Appeals Court, and the appeal recently decided…