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Single justice declines stay for Alvarez but orders expedited appeal schedule
Summary
In a single-justice conference in Commonwealth v. Alvarez, the presiding justice said he was unlikely to grant a stay of execution because of flight-risk concerns but set an expedited briefing and argument schedule, with an order to follow confirming deadlines.
Presiding single justice in a single-justice appellate conference addressed a defense request that the execution of sentence in Commonwealth v. Alvarez be stayed pending appeal. The justice said he ‘‘do[es] not believe that I'm going to grant the relief that you seek in the sense of a stay of execution of sentence’’ and explained that concern about the defendant’s flight risk informed that view.
The justice told defense counsel, identified in the proceeding as Mister Kelly, that the reason was not a lack of legal issues but factual and risk considerations: Alvarez faces a 10-to-12-year sentence, has limited ties to the Commonwealth, and — as the justice summarized — the record reflects the…
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