Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Lynch
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 30, 2007No. 06-P-915PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGrainger, J.
The defendant appeals his commitment as a sexually dangerous person pursuant to G. L. c. 123A. He asserts an abundance of errors, primary among them violations of the time periods prescribed by §§ 13(a) and 14(a) of that statute, his examination by more than the two qualified examiners he claims are authorized by § 13(a), and ineffective assistance of counsel. We deal with each claim in turn.
Background. The defendant entered a guilty plea in the Plymouth District Court to a charge of indecent assault and battery on a child under fourteen, and was sentenced to two and one-half years in the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. LaniganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Commonwealth v. BrunoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Barry v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Commonwealth v. AdamidesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1994
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3Cited by6 opinions
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