Commonwealth v. Given

At the commitment trial of a person accused of being sexually dangerous, the Commonwealth is entitled to introduce in evidence “police reports relating to such person’s prior sexual offenses.” G. L. c. 123A, § 14 (c). We have previously held that “offenses,” as used in § 14 (c), means convictions or adjudications, so that the Commonwealth may not introduce reports of nol pressed allegations of sexual assault. Commonwealth v. Markvart, 437 Mass. 331, 336 (2002). In this case, we must decide whether a police report concerning a prior *742sexual offense to which a defendant has pleaded guilty is…