Palmer v. Commonwealth
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Opinion
Rule 2:21 (2) requires that the petitioner “set forth the reasons why review of the trial court decision cannot adequately be obtained on appeal from any final adverse judgment in the trial court or by other available means.” The petitioner asserts that if a trial on the indictments precedes the civil proceedings, and if he is convicted, the plaintiffs in the subsequently tried civil action would be precluded from recovering (from him) under a certain professional [1014]*1014liability policy. This statement of potential impact on those plaintiffs does not constitute the requisite explanation why review on appeal, or by other available means, would be inadequate.
Judgment affirmed.
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699 N.E.2d 814, 428 Mass. 1013, 1998 Mass. LEXIS 530, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/palmer-v-commonwealth-mass-1998.