Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Ardaneh v. Commonwealth

August 8, 2023

Summary

The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the single justice’s denial of extraordinary relief under G.L.c.211 §3, holding that Ardaneh failed to show that his claims could not be reviewed through ordinary appellate processes or that a substantial rights violation warranted extraordinary superintendence. The Court reiterated the narrow, discretionary nature of the superintendence power.