Case Name: John C. Votta, Jr. vs. Commonwealth
Court: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
Decision Date: 2005-04-28
Citations: 444 Mass. 1001
Docket Number: 
Parties: John C. Votta, Jr. vs. Commonwealth.
Judges: 
Reporter: Massachusetts Reports
Volume: 444
Pages: 1001–1001

Head Matter:
John C. Votta, Jr. vs. Commonwealth.
April 28, 2005.
Supreme Judicial Court,
Superintendence of inferior courts.
John C. Votta, Jr., pro se.

Opinion:
The claims now being made by the petitioner were raised and decided against him either in his direct appeal, Commonwealth v. Votta, 42 Mass. App. Ct. 1124, S.C., 425 Mass. 1106 (1997); or in his appeal from the denial of his motion for a new trial, Commonwealth v. Votta, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 1115, S.C., 441 Mass. 1106 (2004); or, at the very least, could have been raised in the prior proceedings. See Votta v. Commonwealth, 435 Mass. 1013 (2002) (affirming denial of petitioner's first petition for relief under G. L. c. 211, § 3). Our general superintendence power cannot be invoked simply to get another bite of the apple.
Judgment affirmed.