Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Vailes
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 2, 1971PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, J.
At a trial pursuant to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, the defendant was found guilty and was sentenced on an indictment charging him with rape. The argued assignments of error relate solely to the issue of the defendant’s mental competence at the time of the trial.
We state only those facts necessary to a determination of that issue. The defendant was arraigned on April 28, 1970, in the Municipal Court of the Dorchester District and was committed, pursuant to G. L. c. 123, § 100A, as amended through St. 1957, c. 236, to Bridgewater State Hospital for thirty-five days’ observation. Upon his return…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Bishop v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Edward B. Bishop v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- David L. Hansford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by58 opinions
- Blaisdell v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Ciummei v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Commonwealth v. KostkaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. HillMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Commonwealth v. PraterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
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