Commonwealth v. Gonsalves

The defendant appeals from an order and judgment of a single justice of this court reconsidering and reducing an initial award of appellate attorney’s fees and costs under Mass. R. Crim. P. 15 (d), as appearing in 422 Mass. 1501 (1996), and declining to award additional fees in connection with the defendant’s opposition to the Commonwealth’s motion for reconsideration.1 He additionally seeks reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred in connection with this appeal.

As a threshold matter, we note that “[ajppellate review of a rule 15 (d) order is generally not available,” Commonwealth v.…