Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1/9/1992

Commonwealth v. Francis

Citations

583 N.E.2d 849
411 Mass. 579
1992 Mass. LEXIS 18

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leaving open the question whether a defendant’s intentional delay in bringing a rule 30 motion constitutes a waiver
“We remain confident that a single justice will allow those appeals which warrant review by the full court”
\the single's justice's primary focus should be on the meritoriousness or 'substantiality' of the Commonwealth's position on appeal and less on the newness of the underlying issue\
“pursuant to [G. L. c. 278,] § 33E, we afford such appeals plenary review”
lapse of time does not, in and of itself, constitute waiver
no waiver despite twenty-year delay in moving for new trial

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Judges: Liacos, Lynch, O'Connor, Greaney

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