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Montes v. CommonwealthMontes v. Commonwealth

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Aug 16, 1996
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Following denial of his motions to dismiss and to suppress, Orlando Montes ‍‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‍(defendant) petitioned a single justice of this court under G. L. c. 211, § 3 (1994 ed.), and requested dismissal of the complaint against him, “as a ‍‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‍necessary prophylactic remedy in the interest of justice.” The singlé justice denied relief, and the defendant sought review under SJ.C. Rule 2:21, 421 Mass. ‍‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‍1303 (1995).

The defendant has not demonstrated sufficiently that review on appeal, if any, following essential fact finding and a judgment will not adequately protect ‍‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‍his interests. We exercise our supervisory power “only in exceptional circumstances and where necessary to protect substantive rights in the absence of an alternative, ‍‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‍effective remedy.” Soja v. T.P. Sampson Co., 373 Mass. 630, 631 (1977), and cases cited.

Judgment affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Montes v. Commonwealth
Court Name: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Date Published: Aug 16, 1996
Citations: 669 N.E.2d 767; 423 Mass. 1014; 1996 Mass. LEXIS 208
Court Abbreviation: Mass.
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