Abrams v. Commonwealth

The defendant appeals from the denial of his application to a single justice of this court for a reinstatement of his bail. On July 18, 1983, the defendant was arraigned in the Dorchester District Court on the charge of murder in the first degree and was admitted to bail. On July 25, 1983, he was charged with threatening a witness in the murder case and bail was revoked but reinstated the next day. A probable cause hearing was held on all charges on August 8, 1983. Probable cause was found and bail was revoked. The defendant then filed a petition for bail review, and on August 18, 1983, a…