Commonwealth v. Cain

This is an appeal under the provisions of G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, as amended. The defendant, a minor, was convicted on November 7, 1969, of the carnal abuse of a child and committed, under G. L. c. 123A, to the treatment center at the Correctional Institution at Bridgewater for observation and treatment. Subsequently, after a hearing on July 9, 1970, the judge found the defendant to be a sexually dangerous person, and in lieu of sentence, ordered him committed pursuant to the statutory provisions (G. L. 123A, § 5) to the treatment center at the Correctional Institution at Bridgewater for an…