Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 12/28/2001
Commonwealth v. Kennedy
Citations
- 435 Mass. 527
- 762 N.E.2d 794
- 2001 Mass. LEXIS 773
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that “the liberty interests at stake compel strict adherence to the time frames set forth in the statute”
- affirming a dismissal where the Commonwealth violated the § 13 deadline for filing qualified examiner reports
- reserving whether “lesser violations of the deadlines in G. L. c. 123A may result in some lesser sanction” than dismissal of the petition
- dismissal after a finding of probable cause was appropriate where the Commonwealth failed to produce reports of qualified examiners within the statutory deadline
- the district attorney has fourteen days “from” the filing of the qualified examiners’ report in which it may petition for trial
- “Where, as here, the G. L. c. 123A proceedings are still ongoing and the defendant is detained beyond his discharge date, the liberty interests at stake compel strict adherence to the time frames set forth in the statute”
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25 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. DubeMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-10-03· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. GagnonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-07-30· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. DeBellaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-10-14· cited 20×
- Commonwealth v. GrossMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-11-20· cited 16×
- Planning Board v. Hingham Campus, LLCMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-01-06· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. Lester L.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-10-07· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. BlanchetteMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-03-08· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. ParraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-11-02· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. G.F.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-03-20· cited 11×
- Gangi v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-05-07· cited 11×
- AndrewsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-07-30· cited 9×
- KenneyMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2006-07-13· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. PariseauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-01-13· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. SanchezMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-04-10· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. DinguisMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-03-31· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. FeltMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-08-30· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. ShedlockMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-06-30· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. GrossMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2005-10-25· cited 2×
- In re MolinaMass. Dist. Ct., App. Div.· 2007-03-28· cited 2×
- Commonwealth v. GardnerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-09-14· cited 1×
Cites
5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Hashimi v. KalilMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-04-04· cited 127×
- Commonwealth v. BrunoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-09-29· cited 124×
- Kiss v. Board of Appeals of LongmeadowMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-10-05· cited 33×
- Victor V. v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-11-14· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. CookMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-11-24· cited 12×
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