Legal Opinion
Sharris v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 17, 2018No. SJC 12165PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGaziano, J.
**586 General Laws c. 123, § 16 ( f ), provides for the dismissal of criminal charges when an individual is found incompetent to stand trial. The statute requires mandatory dismissal of charges at the time when the individual would have been eligible for parole if he or she had been convicted and had been sentenced to the maximum statutory sentence. See id . The statute also provides courts with the discretion to dismiss criminal charges "prior to the expiration of such period." Id .
**587 The defendant, 1 who is now seventy-four years old, was charged with murder in the first degree and…
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