Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211A, § 11 (2026)

Further appellate review of certain cases by supreme judicial court

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Section 11. There shall be no further appellate review by the supreme judicial court of any matter within the jurisdiction of the appeals court which has been decided by that court, except:—(a) where a majority of the justices of the appeals court deciding the case, or of the appeals court as a whole, certifies that the public interest or the interests of justice make desirable a further appellate review, or (b) where leave to obtain further appellate review or late review is specifically authorized by three justices of the supreme judicial court for substantial reasons affecting the public interest or the interests of justice. Upon the written order of a majority of the justices of the appeals court, the decision of a panel of the appeals court may be reviewed and revised by a majority of the justices of the appeals court. Such a review shall not be a condition precedent to obtaining further appellate review by the supreme judicial court.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 49 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1973–2025 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Therrien, 420 N.E.2d 897 (Mass. 1981).

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Commonwealth v. Therrien, 420 N.E.2d 897 (Mass. 1981). · cites it 2× “116, 117 (1974); G.L.c. 211A, § 11. Similarly, we would accept as proper a statute that allowed the Commonwealth to appeal from an order setting aside a verdict of guilty in a criminal case.”

Vertentes v. Barletta Co., 466 N.E.2d 500 (Mass. 1984). · cites it 2× “The plaintiff, Joao Vertentes, seeks further appellate review pursuant to G.L.c. 211A, § 11, after a decision of the Appeals Court.”

Commonwealth v. Blaney, 422 N.E.2d 389 (Mass. 1982). · cites it 2× “G.L.c. 211A, § 11. We affirm the judgment of conviction.”

Commonwealth v. Allen, 392 N.E.2d 1027 (Mass. 1979). · cites it 2× “211, § 3 provides an alternative method of appeal from a decision of the Full Bench of the Appeals Court or is an Application for Leave to Obtain Further Appellate Review by the Full Supreme Judicial Court pursuant to G. L. c. 211A, § 11 and Massachusetts Rules of Appellate…”

Commonwealth v. Moon, 405 N.E.2d 947 (Mass. 1980). “G. L. c. 211A, § 11. We affirm the orders by the judge allowing both motions.”

Commonwealth v. Harrington, 399 N.E.2d 475 (Mass. 1980). “G. L. c. 211A, § 11. For the same reasons stated by the Appeals Court in its opinion, supra, we reverse the judgment and vacate the verdict of guilty of murder against the defendant.”

Commonwealth v. Rondeau, 392 N.E.2d 1001 (Mass. 1979). “See G. L. c. 211A, § 11(b). We reverse. The South Works Credit Union in Worcester was held up on March 12, 1971, at about 10:40 a.”

Sabatinelli v. Travelers Ins., 341 N.E.2d 880 (Mass. 1976). · cites it 2× “G. L. c. 211A, § 11. Further review, with an opportunity for oral argument, may be granted by three Justices of this court “for substantial reasons affecting the public interest or the interests of justice.”

Olsson v. Waite, 368 N.E.2d 1194 (Mass. 1977). · cites it 2× “G.L.c. 211A, § 11. Having further reviewed the issues raised by these appeals, we reach the same result as did the Appeals Court, and for substantially the same reasons stated in the opinion of that court.”

Dickerson v. Attorney Gen., 488 N.E.2d 757 (Mass. 1986). “G. L. c. 211A, § 11 (1984 ed.). The question thus presented is whether this disparity of treatment 2 deprives *743 defendants convicted of murder in the first degree of equal protection of the laws.”

Warren v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Amherst, 416 N.E.2d 1382 (Mass. 1981). “G. L. c. 211A, § 11. We conclude, as did the Appeals Court, that the judgment entered in the Superior Court was erroneous, and that it should be reversed.”

Jones v. Boykan, 464 Mass. 285 (Mass. 2013). “” “[T]he reason for the twenty-eight day delay in issuance of the rescript to the lower court is to accommodate a party’s twenty-day right to seek further appellate review of the case by this court pursuant to G.”

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— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211A, § 11(b) — 1 case

Commonwealth v. Rondeau, 392 N.E.2d 1001 (Mass. 1979). “See G. L. c. 211A, § 11(b). We reverse. The South Works Credit Union in Worcester was held up on March 12, 1971, at about 10:40 a.”

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