Legal Opinion
Blaisdell v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 14, 1977PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.
The plaintiff here, hereinafter called the defendant, awaits trial in the Superior Court for the county of Essex on an indictment for murder in the first degree. On November 1, 1973, the day after the alleged homicide, the defendant was examined at the Central District Court of Northern Essex by three psychiatrists, two of whom reported to the presiding judge of that court that the defendant was competent to stand trial. The examination in the District Court apparently was ordered under the provisions of G. L. c. 123, § 15.
On July 28, 1975, the Commonwealth filed a motion in the Superior…
2Cases cited51 opinions
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- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by109 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SoaresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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