Commonwealth v. Blake

By the Court.

Following a jury-waived trial in the Superior *268Court, the defendant was adjudicated to be a sexually dangerous person. See G. L. c. 123A, §§ 12-14. In an unpublished memorandum and order issued pursuant to its rule 1:28, the Appeals Court affirmed the judgment, Commonwealth v. Blake, 71 Mass. App. Ct. 1115 (2008), and we granted further appellate review. We affirm the judgment of the Superior Court.

The defendant raises two claims before us: first, he argues that the evidence was insufficient to support the judge’s finding that he is a sexually dangerous person; second, he…