COWIN, J.
In this case, show cause hearings to determine whether process should issue on an application for a criminal complaint were held before two different clerk-magistrates of the Boston Municipal Court Department (BMC). Each clerk-magistrate found that probable cause existed for the issuance of a complaint against the defendant for assault and battery on Bruce Sumoski, the complainant. A judge of the BMC nevertheless held a de novo hearing and found that no...
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