Commonwealth v. Starkus

After a jury trial in the Superior Court, the defendant, David Starkus, was found to be a sexually dangerous person and committed to the Massachusetts Treatment Center at Bridgewater (MTCB) for between one day and life. On appeal, Starkus argues that (1) the police reports pertaining to a 1978 offense should not have been admitted in evidence, nor should either qualified examiner have referred to the information contained therein; (2) the judge erred in excluding a report from a defense expert; (3) the evidence was insufficient to prove that the defendant suffers from a mental abnormality;…