Legal Opinion
Gangi v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 7, 2012PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLenk, J.
We address once again the consequences of the Commonwealth’s failure to meet procedural deadlines in sexually dangerous person proceedings initiated pursuant to G. L. c. 123A, § 12 (b). See Commonwealth v. Gross, 447 Mass. 691 (2006); Commonwealth v. Parra, 445 Mass. 262 (2005) (Parra); Commonwealth v. Gagnon, 439 Mass. 826 (2003); Commonwealth v. Kennedy, 435 Mass. 527 (2001) (Kennedy). Pursuant to G. L. c. 123A, § 13 (a), once “the court is satisfied that probable cause exists to believe that the person named in the petition is a sexually dangerous person,” that individual “shall be…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Peterson v. HopsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- United States v. Hector Rivera-Martinez, A/K/A El MenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- King v. DriscollMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Brown v. QuinnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Commonwealth v. KnappMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. AlmeidaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2013
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