Vinnie v. Commonwealth
Annotate this CaseIn 1993, Defendant was convicted of first degree murder. Defendant’s convictions were affirmed on appeal. After unsuccessfully filing numerous postconviction petitions, Defendant filed in the county court a petition in the nature of mandamus pursuant to Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 249, 5. A single justice denied the petition, concluding that mandamus relief was not appropriate because Defendant had another adequate remedy. Defendant filed a notice of appeal. The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed, holding that, regardless of whether the Court considered the petition pursuant to Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 249, 5 or Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, 33E, Defendant was not entitled to relief.
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