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COSTARELLI v. MASSACHUSETTS

No. 73-6739.

421 U.S. 193 (1975)

COSTARELLI v. MASSACHUSETTS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 28, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Hagopian, by appointment of the Court, 419 U.S. 1066, argued the cause and filed a brief for appellant.

David A. Mills, Assistant Attorney General of Massachusetts, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Francis X. Bellotti, Attorney General, and John J. Irwin, Jr., Assistant Attorney General.*

PER CURIAM.

Under Massachusetts procedure, a "two-tier" system is utilized for trial of a variety of criminal charges. The initial trial under this system is in a county district court or the Municipal Court of the City of Boston. No jury is available in these courts, but persons who are convicted in them may obtain a de novo trial, with a jury, in the appropriate superior court by lodging an "appeal" with that court...

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