Santiago v. Commonwealth

In connection with the dismissal of criminal charges brought against him in the Newburyport District Court, Santiago moved in the District Court, pursuant to G. L. c. 276, § 100C, to seal his record regarding one of the dismissed charges. The motion was denied, as was a motion for reconsideration. With respect to the latter motion, Santiago filed a notice of appeal thirty-six days after the denial of the motion. More than one year later, for reasons that are not apparent, the record has not yet been assembled for appeal. See Gorod v. Tabachnick, 428 Mass. 1001, 1001-1002, cert. denied, 525…