Campiti v. Commonwealth

On June 5, 1996, nearly two years after his appeals from his convictions and from the denial of his postconviction motions had been taken under advisement by the Appeals Court, Francesco Campiti filed a petition in the county court pursuant to G. L. c. 211, § 3. He alleged that the passage of such a lengthy period of time while the appeals were under advisement, together with other delay that had occurred while the case was pending in the trial court, constituted a violation of his due process rights.1 He requested either a dismissal of the indictments, a stay of execution of his sentences…