Tyree v. Commonwealth

The petitioner, William M. Tyree, was convicted of murder in the first degree in 1980. This court affirmed the conviction. See Commonwealth v. Tyree, 387 Mass. 191 (1982), cert. denied, 459 U.S. 1175 (1983). Since then, Tyree has filed numerous postconviction motions in the trial court, including several motions for a new trial, as well as petitions in the county court pursuant to G. L. c. 278, § 33E, and G. L. c. 211, § 3. Most recently he filed, in the county court, “Appellant’s Motion Seeking Permission to File a Second Direct Appeal, or in the Alternative, Appellant’s Motion Seeking…