Allen v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
1Opinion of the Court
Jemald Allen appeals from a judgment of the county court denying his petition under G. L. c. 211, § 3, in which he sought review of a Superior Court judge’s decision to revoke bail pending trial on an indictment charging Allen with murder in the first degree. The Commonwealth has moved to dismiss the appeal as moot. We agree with the Commonwealth.
After the single justice denied relief, Allen was convicted on an unrelated indictment charging him with certain drug offenses and sentenced to consecutive terms in the State prison, which sentence he is currently serving. Thus, even if bail were…
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- LaChance v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- Commonwealth v. ResendeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
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