Legal Opinion
Trimmer
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 30, 1978PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
In this proceeding the petitioner challenges his continued commitment to the treatment center at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Bridgewater (Bridgewater) as a sexually dangerous person (SDP) on the ground that the Superior Court failed to accord him a speedy hearing in violation of G. L. c. 123A, § 9, the Federal Constitution, and the Massachusetts Constitution. We conclude that the petitioner was not unlawfully denied a speedy hearing.
On March 20,1973, the petitioner entered a plea of guilty to an indictment charging him with rape. The petitioner was committed to Bridgewater…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Commonwealth v. LewisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1963
- Commonwealth v. HorneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- LambMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- LaMorre v. Superintendent of Bridgewater State HospitalMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
3Cited by10 opinions
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- Bell v. BellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- LundMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1993
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