Commonwealth v. Bradshaw

*477 Following a jury trial, the defendant, William Bradshaw, was found to be a "sexually dangerous person." See G. L. c. 123A, §§ 1, 12, 14. In accordance with the statute, the judge *478 committed the defendant to the Massachusetts Treatment Center (treatment center) for an indeterminate period of from one day to life.

This appeal followed and requires us to determine whether the judge erred in allowing the Commonwealth to call a witness who testified to instances of uncharged sexual misconduct committed against her by the defendant. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that such evidence was…