Commonwealth v. Dorius

This complaint under G. L. c. 272, § 28A, as amended by St. 1959, c. 492, § 2, charges the defendant with unlawfully having in his possession certain obscene pictures and other things for the purpose of exhibition, loan, and circulation. After conviction in the District Court of Hampshire he appealed to the Superior Court. There he was tried by a judge sitting without jury, and was found guilty on October 11, 1960. On October 27 he filed a claim of appeal purportedly under G-. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G. On November 1, 1960, the twenty-first day after the finding of guilty, he filed a motion,…