Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Nieves
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 27, 2006PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCowin, J.
Pursuant to G. L. c. 231, § 111, second par., and Mass. R. Civ. P. 64, as amended, 423 Mass. 1410 (1996), a judge in the Superior Court reported to the Appeals Court the correctness of her ruling denying the Commonwealth’s motion for trial, as well as six questions pertaining to proceedings under the “sexually dangerous person” (SDP) commitment statute, G. L. c. 123A, §§ 12-14:1
“1. Does the Supreme Judicial Court’s holding in Commonwealth v. Knowlton, 378 Mass. 479 (1979)[,] [prescribing] substantive procedures and protections for incompetent respondents in SDP proceedings under the now…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Baxstrom v. HeroldSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Superintendent of Belchertown State School v. SaikewiczMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
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3Cited by33 opinions
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