Commonwealth v. Nieves

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• applying strict scrutiny in analyzing liberty interests of incompetent defendant in sexually dangerous person hearing pursuant to G. L. c. 123A
• SDP commitment process “begins” with agency with jurisdiction giving notice six months prior to release of person previously convicted of sexual offense
• incompetent defendant may be subjected to hearing and commitment as sexually dangerous person [SDP], pursuant to G. L. c. 123A, § 14
• where statute is clear, it is interpreted as written
• statutes are to be interpreted to avoid unconstitutionality

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

27 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Moore v. Superior Court
  California Supreme Court· 2010-08-19· cited 67×
• In re the Detention of Morgan
  Washington Supreme Court· 2014-05-08· cited 55×
• Commonwealth v. Gillis
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-02-14· cited 23×
• Commonwealth v. Blake
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-07-16· cited 23×
• Green
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2016-10-04· cited 22×
• Sharris v. Commonwealth
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-09-17· cited 22×
• Commonwealth v. Burgess
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-01-08· cited 19×
• In re Commitment of Weekly
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2011-09-16· cited 18×
• In re R.B.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-06-11· cited 18×
• In Re the Care & Treatment of Sykes
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2016-02-19· cited 16×
• Commonwealth v. G.F.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2018-03-20· cited 11×
• Gangi v. Commonwealth
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2012-05-07· cited 11×
• Commonwealth v. Ramirez
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2007-05-10· cited 10×
• Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Board
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2012-04-23· cited 10×
• In Re Commitment of Weekly
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2011-11-04· cited 6×
• Commonwealth v. Brian Libby
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-07-01· cited 4×
• Johnstone
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2008-06-25· cited 3×
• Commonwealth v. Dinguis
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-03-31· cited 3×
• Commonwealth v. Trappaga
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2010-04-08· cited 2×
• Moore v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES CTY.
  California Court of Appeal· 2009-06-04· cited 1×

Cites

30 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Mathews v. Eldridge
  Supreme Court· 1976-02-24· cited 16,859×
• Rochin v. California
  Supreme Court· 1952-01-02· cited 3,286×
• Kansas v. Hendricks
  Supreme Court· 1997-06-23· cited 2,057×
• Baxstrom v. Herold
  Supreme Court· 1966-02-23· cited 762×
• Superintendent of Belchertown State School v. Saikewicz
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-11-28· cited 327×
• Commonwealth v. Bruno
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-09-29· cited 124×
• Andrews
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-08-13· cited 101×
• Adamowicz v. Town of Ipswich
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-08-22· cited 77×
• Pielech v. Massasoit Greyhound, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-08-20· cited 64×
• Commonwealth v. Markvart
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-07-18· cited 63×
• Dutil
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-05-17· cited 62×
• Spence v. Gormley
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-08-26· cited 57×
• West's Case
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1943-01-28· cited 49×
• Beit v. PROBATE & FAMILY COURT DEPARTMENT
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-04-28· cited 46×
• Hill
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-02-23· cited 41×
• Commonwealth v. Knapp
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-03-10· cited 41×
• Commonwealth v. Del Verde
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-08-21· cited 39×
• McHoul
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-09-08· cited 38×
• Commonwealth v. McGruder
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1965-04-01· cited 33×
• Commonwealth v. Given
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-05-20· cited 31×