Legal Opinion
Barry v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 5, 1983PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.
Joseph A. Barry (the defendant) filed a motion to dismiss his indictments, claiming that he had not been brought to trial within twelve months as required by Mass. R. Crim. P. 36 (b), 378 Mass. 909 (1979). A hearing was held the next day, September 8, 1982, and a motion judge in the Superior Court denied the motion. The defendant filed a petition under G. L. c. 211, § 3, for interlocutory relief, and a single justice of this court reserved and reported the case to the full bench. We conclude that the judge of the Superior Court was correct in denying the defendant’s motion to dismiss and…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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