Edward Tyrone Jones v. Commonwealth

Summary

The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the single justice’s denial of Edward Tyrone Jones’s petition under G.L. c. 211, §3, finding that Jones failed to show the absence of adequate alternative remedies and that the issues raised could be addressed on direct appeal or through proper administrative channels. The court also held that Rule 2:21 does not apply to challenges of a trial court’s inaction and that investigations of judicial misconduct lie with the Commission on Judicial Conduct.