412 Mass. 1009
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 7, 1992
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · decided 1992-05-07
Relies on Commonwealth v. Allen
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Decided 1992-05-07
Cited by 15 later decisions — most recently February 2015
2 district · 13 state decisions
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¶1The sole issue on this appeal is whether a single justice of this court committed reversible error in denying the defendant’s motion for stay of execution of sentence pending appeal of the denial of his motion for a new trial.
¶2Our review is limited to errors of law including abuse of discretion. Commonwealth v. Allen, 378 Mass. 489, 498 (1979). There was no error.
¶3Judgment affirmed.