Commonwealth v. Allen

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• individual who had completed criminal sentence, yet remained in custody solely due to clerical error, not \prisoner\ subject to commitment
• “The fact that a person is in State custody is not enough to make him a ‘prisoner’ within the meaning of [G. L. c. 123A,] § 12([6])”
• defendant in State custody as result of clerical error was not “prisoner” within meaning of G. L. c. 123A, § 12 [b], and Commonwealth could not seek his commitment as SDP

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Cited by

9 cases in this archive cite this case.

• McIntire
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-11-05· cited 17×
• Coffin v. Superintendent, Massachusetts Treatment Center
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-11-04· cited 10×
• Commonwealth v. Brian Libby
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-07-01· cited 4×
• Commonwealth v. Szargowicz
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2010-08-27· cited 2×
• Commonwealth v. Ballard
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-02-02· cited 1×
• Commonwealth v. Gardner
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-09-14· cited 1×
• Commonwealth v. DeWeldon
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2011-10-12· cited 1×
• Commonwealth v. Shaheed
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2010-04-14
• Stevens v. Commonwealth
  Massachusetts Superior Court· 2011-04-01

Cites

1 case in this archive is cited by this case.

• Commonwealth v. Gillis
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-02-14· cited 23×