Commonwealth v. Connelly

The Commonwealth appeals from a District Court judge’s order dismissing with prejudice three criminal complaints against the defendant. The Appeals Court affirmed the order in an unpublished memorandum pursuant to its rule 1:28, 35 Mass. App. Ct. 1111 (1993). We allowed the Commonwealth’s application for further appellate review, and now reverse.

On March 16, 1992, the defendant was arraigned on charges of breaking and entering in the night time with the intent to commit a misdemeanor (G. L. c. 266, § 16A [1992 ed.]), being a disorderly person (G. L. c. 272, § 53 [1992 ed.]), and trespassing…