Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Lam Hue To
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 29, 1984PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
This case involves the propriety and effect of an order issued by a judge of the Superior Court pursuant to Mass. R. Grim. P. 14 (c)(1), 378 Mass. 874 (1979), 1 purporting to dismiss a murder indictment after the commencement of a jury trial. The Commonwealth sought appellate review of the order by filing a petition with a single justice of this court under G.L.c. 211, §3. The single justice reserved and reported the case without decision to the full court on four questions. We answer “Yes” to the second question and have an insufficient record to answer questions 1,3, and 4. Accordingly, we…
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