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COMMONWEALTH v. ALEXANDER

371 Mass. 726 (1977)

359 N.E.2d 306

COMMONWEALTH vs. LOUIS D. ALEXANDER.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Bristol.

January 20, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter P. Faria, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Lois M. Lewis for the defendant.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., QUIRICO, KAPLAN, & WILKINS, JJ.

QUIRICO, J.

The Commonwealth seeks further appellate review of a decision of the Appeals Court1 reversing the defendant's conviction and dismissing the indictment against him because of a violation of his statutory right to a "prompt trial" under G.L.c. 277, § 72A.2 We granted the Commonwealth's application under G.L.c. 211A, § 11. We now reverse the judgment...

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