COMMONWEALTH v. KEGLER

No. 05-P-101.

65 Mass. App. Ct. 907 (2006)

COMMONWEALTH v. BENNIE K. KEGLER.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts.

February 6, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Smith for the defendant.

Joseph A. Pieropan, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.


In this appeal from convictions of unarmed robbery, assault and battery and illegal possession of heroin, the defendant, and more particularly defense counsel,1 asserts that the single justice of this court abused his discretion or committed other error of law in denying a motion to reinstate the defendant's direct appeal and to accept as timely an accompanying appellate brief. We affirm.

Background. We recite the missteps of defense...

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