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Timestamp: 2019-04-22 20:13:05+00:00

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Antonio Sanchez appeals from a judgment entered by a single justice of this court denying his petition for relief pursuant to G. L. c. 211, § 3. We affirm.
The case is now before us pursuant to S.J.C. Rule 2:21, as amended, 434 Mass. 1301 (2001). Sanchez acknowledges our decision in Ackerman v. Commonwealth, 445 Mass. 1025 (2006) (alternative avenues to relief under G. L. c. 211, § 3, exist for pursuing statute of limitations defense), but claims that review under G. L. c. 211, § 3, is nonetheless appropriate because the underlying legal issue -- whether the use of an alias is the equivalent of being "not usually and publicly a resident" -- is novel. Even if the issue were novel, it can be adequately (and perhaps better) addressed in a direct appeal. The defendant is not entitled to review as a matter of right under G. L. c. 211, § 3. See Ventresco v. Commonwealth, 409 Mass. 82 , 83 (1991) ("The denial of a motion to dismiss . . . is not appealable by a defendant until after trial. General Laws c. 211, § 3, may not be used to circumvent our rule . . . . Unless the single justice . . . either decides the issue or reports the matter to the full court, a defendant cannot receive review under the statute of the denial of a motion to dismiss").
[Note 1] General Laws c. 277, § 63, provides, in pertinent part: "Any period during which the defendant is not usually and publicly a resident within the commonwealth shall be excluded in determining the time limited."
[Note 2] In his G. L. c. 211, § 3, petition, Sanchez also challenged unsuccessfully an order entered in the Superior Court requiring him to submit to a buccal swab for deoxyribonucleic acid analysis. See Brown v. Commonwealth, 445 Mass. 1016 , 1016 (2005), and cases cited. He does not, however, press that issue here.

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