Commonwealth v. Monteiro

RESCRIPT

This case is before us on appeal from a single justice's denial of a motion filed by Robert E. Monteiro for the appointment of counsel in connection with a gatekeeper application that he had filed in the county court pursuant to G. L. c. 278, § 33E. We affirm.

Monteiro was convicted of murder in the first degree and related charges in 1983, and this court affirmed the convictions after plenary review. See Commonwealth v. Monteiro , 396 Mass. 123 , 125, 484 N.E.2d 999 (1985). Since then, he has filed several motions in the Superior Court for postconviction relief, as summarized by this…