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Appeals panel hears dispute over district judgedenial of continuance in paired trooper cases
Summary
The Commonwealth argued the motion judge abused her discretion by denying a continuance after a voluminous expert report arrived days before a hearing; defense counsel said the court reasonably managed the docket and questioned whether the Commonwealth had a witness ready. After questioning, the panel took the paired cases under submission.
The appeals court heard arguments in two paired criminal appeals challenging a district courtruling that denied the Commonwealth a continuance in long-motion proceedings involving allegations tied to a police trooper. Karen Palumbo, appearing for the Commonwealth, told the panel the judge ababused her discretionbb by refusing a continuance after the prosecution received a 47-page expert report only days before the scheduled hearing and before the…
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