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Commonwealth v. Dube

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided October 3, 2003No. Nos. 02-P-334 & 02-P-457PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMcHugh, J.

Donald Dube and Rubin Sepulveda, the defendants in these cases, were convicted and imprisoned for the sexual offenses described below. As the time for their discharge neared, the Bristol County district attorney filed petitions to commit them to the Nemansket Correctional Center (Center) as sexually dangerous persons. See G. L. c. 123A, §§ 2, 12(6). Both petitions were dismissed at preliminary stages because the Commonwealth’s expert, joined by every other psychiatric expert who had opined on their status, concluded that they were not sexually dangerous. From those dismissals, the…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Kourouvacilis v. General Motors Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
  3. Commonwealth v. McCarthyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  4. Commonwealth v. BrunoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
  5. Commonwealth v. DominicoMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1974

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. VasquezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
  2. JohnstoneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
  3. Commonwealth v. BradwayMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2004
  4. Commonwealth v. Ronald BoyerMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2004
  5. In re ChapmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2019

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