Commonwealth v. Madden

In the present case, here on a reservation and report by a single justice of this court, we consider whether a Superior Court judge has the authority to review and modify pretrial conditions of release imposed on a defendant by a District Court judge pursuant to G. L. c. 276, § 58A. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that a Superior Court judge does have such authority.

1. Background. On November 20, 2009, approximately three weeks after Shaun Madden (defendant) filed a complaint for *608divorce from his wife, Keni Madden (Madden), he was arrested by a Burlington police officer for slapping…