Legal Opinion

Baldwin v. Commonwealth

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided May 12, 2010Published

1Opinion of the Court

John Baldwin appeals from a judgment of a single justice of this court denying his petition for relief pursuant to G. L. c. 211, § 3. We affirm.

Baldwin is the subject of a pending civil commitment proceeding in the Superior Court, pursuant to G. L. c. 123A, having pleaded guilty to various *1024sex offenses and having completed his criminal sentences. In March, 2006, he filed, in connection with his criminal case, a pro se motion “To Enforce Plea Agreement Entered Into By The Commonwealth,” claiming that the Commonwealth’s petition for civil commitment violated Baldwin’s plea agreement. A judge in…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CruzMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2004
  2. Keane v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
  3. Fernandez v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005

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