Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Polanco
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 20, 2018No. AC 16-P-1217PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDitkoff, J.
*765 The defendant, Jorge Polanco, appeals from his Superior Court convictions of trafficking in heroin, G. L. c. 94C, § 32E( c ), and a school zone violation, G. L. c. 94C, § 32J. We must decide whether to consider time spent in District Court when calculating the time to be included for purposes of a speedy trial under Mass.R.Crim.P. 36(b), 378 Mass. 909 (1979), in Superior Court. Consistent with the plain language of the rule, we conclude that the time the charges were pending in District Court should not be included in the calculation. Accordingly, the motion judge properly denied the…
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