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Commonwealth v. White

Citations

  • 429 Mass. 258
  • 707 N.E.2d 823
  • 1999 Mass. LEXIS 126

How courts have described this case

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  • discussing authority of single justice of appellate court to grant enlargement after notice of appeal has been filed
  • interpreting Mass. R. A. R 4 [b], as amended, 378 Mass. 928 [1979], to require notice of appeal from denial of motion for new trial, whenever brought, be filed within thirty days after entry of order denying motion
  • time period for filing notice of appeal begins to run upon entry of judgment, not upon service
  • \we have concluded that the time limitations of rule 4 [b] apply to circumstances other than those specified in that rule\
  • one-year anniversary of order terminates right to file notice of appeal, but does not terminate jurisdiction of appellate court to allow motion to enlarge time, nunc pro tune
  • “dismissal of the appeal provides an additional ground for yet another motion for postconviction relief based on the claim of ineffective assistance of counsel for failure to file the notice of appeal within the time specified by rule 4[b]”

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Judges: Marshall

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