Preston v. Commonwealth

The petitioner appeals a single justice’s denial of his petition for review of bail. We affirm.

In January, 1983, the petitioner was arrested and charged with murder. Bail was set in the amount of $1,000,000. The petitioner’s motion for reduction of bail was denied. The petitioner was subsequently indicted for murder.

In September, 1983, the petitioner was tried. The jury returned a verdict of murder in the second degree. The trial judge ordered a new trial, pursuant to Mass. R. Crim. P. 25 (b) (2), 378 Mass. 896 (1979), and gave no reasons therefor. The Commonwealth’s appeal of that order is…