Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Blanchette
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 14, 1991PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
The defendant, Andrew J. Blanchette, was indicted for murder in the first degree on April 7, 1981. Prior to trial, he was committed to Bridgewater State Hospital (Bridgewater), pursuant to G. L. c. 123, §§ 15, 18 (1988 ed.). After a hearing, the trial judge ruled that the defendant was competent to stand trial. On December 7, 1983, the defendant was found guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced to the mandatory life imprisonment at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction. He was transferred to Bridgewater under G. L. c. 123, § 18 (1988 ed.), where he has…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Commonwealth v. TavaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Commonwealth v. McHoulMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Commonwealth v. MahnkeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. SellonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. BoydMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Commonwealth v. RaymondMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
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- Commonwealth v. AndersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- Commonwealth v. MurphyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
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