Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Callahan
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 26, 2003PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, J.
A Superior Court judge determined there was probable cause to believe the defendant was a sexually dangerous person as defined by G. L. c. 123A, § 1. On the Commonwealth’s motion, the judge ordered McLean Hospital and the Departments of Social Services and Youth Services (departments) to produce documents pertaining to the defendant. The judge stayed the proceedings, and pursuant to G. L. c. 231, § 111,1 and Mass. R. Civ. P. 64 (a), as amended, 423 Mass. *4371403 (1996), reported four questions concerning the propriety of his orders. The reported questions asked whether the judge’s orders…
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