Legal Opinion
Leroy J. Peterson v. Charles W. Gaughan, Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Bridgewater
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 19, 1968No. 7176PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner-appellant appeals from a denial by the U. S. District Court of a habeas corpus petition. Peterson v. Gaughan, 285 F.Supp. 377 (1968). He alleges that his commitment to the Massachusetts Correctional Institute at Bridgewater under M.G.L.A. c. 123A § 6 is unconstitutional. 1
The instant proceeding represents the latest in a series of challenges petitioner has brought to this commitment. Having been convicted and imprisoned for assault with a dangerous weapon, petitioner was- subsequenly found by the Suffolk Superior Court to be a “sexually dangerous person” and…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Douglas v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- DutilMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
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- Anivel J. Gomes v. Charles W. Gaughan, Superintendent, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Joseph W. Dougherty and Terry L. ConnerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
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