Commonwealth v. Flood

Curran, Dennis J., J.

The Commonwealth has filed a petition for the commitment of Gordon Flood as a sexually dangerous person. This case was tried twice previously before a jury, both of which ended in mis*641trials after the juries deadlocked. Mr. Flood now moves to dismiss the petition and also moves to modify the terms of confinement. For the following reasons, Mr. Flood’s motion to dismiss and motion to modify the terms of confinement must be DENIED.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

On October 29, 1993, Mr. Flood was convicted of three counts of rape of a child, three counts of kidnapping, two counts of…