Jorge Sanchez appeals from a judgment of the county court denying, without a hearing, his petition for relief under G. L. c. 211, § 3. We dismiss the appeal as moot.
Sanchez was charged in the District Court with rape and other offenses. At his bail hearing, he requested a probable cause hearing on the ground that rape is an offense outside the District Court's jurisdiction. See G. L. c. 276, § 38; Commonwealth v. Perkins,
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