COMMONWEALTH v. MELO

No. 05-P-871.

67 Mass. App. Ct. 71 (2006)

COMMONWEALTH vs. JOHN MELO.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Bristol.

August 9, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ryan M. Schiff for the defendant.

Thomas R. Hunt, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: BECK, COWIN, & GRAHAM, JJ.


COWIN, J.

On October 1, 1996, the defendant was convicted by a jury of unlawful possession of a class A substance (i.e., heroin) with intent to distribute, G. L. c. 94C, § 32. He failed to prosecute an otherwise timely appeal from the judgment, and the appeal was dismissed pursuant to Standing Order 17A of this court. Approximately eight years after his conviction, on September 22, 2004, the defendant filed a...

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