Commonwealth v. Giannino

The defendant was complained of in the Central District Court of Worcester on a charge of use of a motor vehicle without the authority of the owner, with knowledge that such use was unauthorized in violation of G. L. c. 90, § 24. After being found guilty in that court he appealed to the six-member jury session of the same court. In a pre-trial motion heard in that session he asked that the charge against him be dismissed on the basis that in issuing a citation to him the Commonwealth had failed to deliver the citation promptly as required by G. L. c. 90C, § 2. After hearing evidence on the…