Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Knowlton
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 17, 1979PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
We granted the defendant’s motion for direct appellate review of the determination that he was a sexually dangerous person (SDP) to consider the sole issue raised by this appeal: whether an individual may be adjudged sexually dangerous and committed to an institution after an SDP hearing conducted pursuant to G. L. c. 123A, § 6, without a prior competency hearing, where there is a substantial question at the time of the SDP hearing of the defendant’s competence. We hold that if sufficient information is brought to the attention of the judge to raise a substantial question as to the…
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