Massachusetts Appeals Court May 14, 1982 (Commonwealth v. Robinson)

The defendant in this case defaulted in November, 1970. That same month a default warrant issued, and subsequently the defendant’s bail was forfeited. In 1973 the indictment containing two counts charging sale of heroin was filed pending his arrest. On June 22,1981, he appeared in the Superior Court. The default was removed and the case continued to July 15, 1981, for a change of plea.