Commonwealth v. McNulty

*872“Rule 29(a) requires that a defendant file his motion within sixty days after the imposition of the sentence. This sixty-day time period established in the rule is absolute and may not be extended.” Commonwealth v. Callahan, 419 Mass. 306, 308 (1995). See Clark, petitioner, 34 Mass. App. Ct. 191, 193-194 (1993). Although a judge may act upon his own motion, the action must be taken within sixty days. See Aldoupolis v. Commonwealth, 386 Mass. 260, 271, cert, denied, 459 U.S. 864 (1982). Rule 29(a) “establishes strict jurisdictional time limits for the filing of such motions,” Commonwealth v.…