Sheriff of Suffolk County v. Pires

Acting on a petition for relief brought by the sheriff of Suffolk County pursuant to G. L. c. 211, § 3, a single justice of this court reserved and reported the following question: is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus a proper means of appealing from a bail revocation proceeding under G. L. c. 276, § 58? We conclude that it is not.

1. Background. On August 22, 2001, Paulino Pires was indicted on charges of illegal possession of a firearm, possession of a high-capacity feeding device, and possession of a firearm without a firearm identification card. He was arraigned in the Superior Court…