Legal Opinion
Porter v. Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Concord
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 5, 1981PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
The petitioner, Norman Porter, Jr., filed a complaint for habeas corpus and declaratory relief in the Superior Court for the county of Essex. After a hearing on the merits, at the judge’s initiative and with the consent of the parties, the case was reported to the Appeals Court along with a statement of agreed facts. See Mass. R. Civ. P. 64, 365 Mass. 831 (1974); G. L. c. 231, § 111. We granted direct appellate review. We conclude that the petitioner is not entitled to the relief sought.
*112We detail the history of this case from the statement of agreed facts accompanying the report of the…
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