Legal Opinion
Kenney
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 13, 2006No. 04-P-435PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCypher, J.
On January 28, 2003, a jury found the petitioner, Thomas Kenney, sexually dangerous pursuant to G. L. c. 123A. The petitioner claims that (1) the delay of twenty-nine months between his temporary commitment and a finding of probable cause violated his due process rights, requiring that we vacate the judgment; (2) the Department of Youth Services (DYS) had no jurisdiction over the petitioner after his twenty-first birthday and, therefore, the judge should have dismissed the petition; (3) his juvenile records should not have been admitted in evidence and should not have been released to the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Weaver v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Lolos v. BerlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
- Commonwealth v. BrunoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. LambMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- People v. HubbartCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2001
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In re the Detention of KeeneyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2007
- In re the Detention of ScottCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2009
- In Re Detention of ScottCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2009
- Commonwealth v. DinguisMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2009