Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Crowder

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided March 29, 2019No. 18-P-202Published

1Opinion of the Court

On appeal from an adjudication, following a jury-waived trial, that the defendant is a sexually dangerous person (SDP), the defendant contends that the Commonwealth's evidence at trial was insufficient to support that conclusion. We discern in the defendant's challenge no cause to disturb the judgment, and affirm.

"To establish that the defendant is an SDP, the Commonwealth was required to prove that (1) the defendant was convicted of a sexual offense; (2) the defendant suffers from a mental abnormality or personality disorder; and (3) the defendant's mental abnormality or personality disorder…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Commonwealth v. LaniganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
  3. Cameron v. CarelliMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1995
  4. Commonwealth v. TorresMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
  5. Commonwealth v. SargentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007

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