Asadoorian v. Commonwealth
Asadoorian v. Commonwealth
Opinion of the Court
Following convictions of various criminal offenses in the Superior Court, Asadoorian filed a notice of appeal. He also filed a motion for a new trial, which was denied, and he appealed from that ruling as well. The Appeals Court consolidated the appeals and affirmed the convictions and the denial of his motion for a new trial. Commonwealth v. Asadorian, 44 Mass. App. Ct. 1108 (1998). He thereafter filed a second motion for a new trial, which was denied, and he again appealed. For purposes of that appeal, Asadoorian was represented by counsel but nonetheless filed a supplemental pro se brief, which the Appeals Court accepted. See Commonwealth v. Moffett, 383 Mass. 201, 216-217 (1981). Single justices of the Appeals Court, however, denied his motions to file a pro se reply brief, to participate in oral argument, and to have counsel appointed to pursue the claims that he had raised pro se. Asadoorian sought relief from those orders through his G. L. c. 211, § 3, petition. He additionally sought relief from the denial of a motion he had filed in the Superior Court seeking the recusal of the trial judge from deciding certain postconviction motions. The single justice denied his petition, and Asadoorian has appealed. While this appeal has been pending, the Appeals Court affirmed the denial of his second motion for a new trial. 54 Mass. App. Ct. 1116 (2002) . We denied Asadoorian’s application for further appellate review. 437 Mass. 1106 (2002).
The single justice neither erred nor abused her discretion in denying Asa
Judgment affirmed.
In any case, we agree with the single justice that “there appears to be no error of law or abuse of discretion.”
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- Richard Asadoorian v. Commonwealth
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