Defendant indicted for cocaine trafficking and school-zone drug crimes sought interlocutory appeal after judge denied suppress motion. Single justice denied leave to appeal; defendant appealed that denial. Appeal dismissed; no right to full-court review of single-justice denials.
Defendant's guilty pleas not invalidated where Annie Dookhan tested substances after plea accepted, since misconduct postdating pleas cannot retroactively induce them.
Petition to stay reinstated sentences pending U.S. Supreme Court certiorari petition denied; Appeals Court, not Supreme Judicial Court, has jurisdiction.
Attorney's superintendence petition regarding fee dispute dismissals denied where direct appeal and interlocutory review provided adequate alternative remedies.
Restitution must account for defendant's ability to pay and cannot justify extended probation. Retail theft damages measured by replacement value unless Commonwealth proves items would have sold.
Discretionary trust interest held too speculative for division in divorce; trustee discretion over open beneficiary class prevents fixed enforceable right.
Land Court lacked jurisdiction to quiet title to railroad easement; abandonment requires compliance with federal procedures under 1973 Act or federal agency certification.
Medical marijuana law does not immunize probation violations occurring before defendant became a qualifying patient under the statute.
Defendants challenge pretrial detention orders under dangerousness statute. Court holds "held under arrest" includes any person arrested or subject to warrant for enumerated offense, regardless of custody status.
Defendant seeking postconviction DNA testing satisfied statutory requirements by proving the requested analysis had not been developed at trial, eliminating need to establish any other enumerated reason.
