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COMMONWEALTH v. GOMES

407 Mass. 206 (1990)

552 N.E.2d 101

COMMONWEALTH vs. KEVIN GOMES.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Bristol.

April 9, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan Zwirblis, Committee for Public Counsel Services (Louis D. Coffin with him) for the defendant.

Beth R. Levenson, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., ABRAMS, NOLAN, LYNCH, & O'CONNOR, JJ.

ABRAMS, J.

The defendant, Kevin Gomes, appeals from a default and an assessment of costs on the default entered against him in the District Court because he failed to pay a fine in a timely manner. The defendant claims error in (1) the assessment of costs on the default; (2) his summary confinement pursuant to the default without a hearing or representation by counsel; and (3) the Commonwealth's refusal to permit the default costs to be "worked off" pursuant to G...

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