Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 11/27/1990
Commonwealth v. Purdy
Citations
- 562 N.E.2d 1347
- 408 Mass. 681
- 1990 Mass. LEXIS 484
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- judge was “deprived ... of the power to make a lawful finding as to sexual dangerousness” where report of only one examiner was available
- substantive due process requires some degree of finality
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Judges: Liacos, Wilkins, Abrams, Nolan, O'Connor
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12 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Conley v. ShearerOhio Supreme Court· 1992-08-12· cited 345×
- Commonwealth v. DubeMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-10-03· cited 50×
- HillMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-02-23· cited 41×
- Smith v. Sex Offender Registry BoardMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2006-03-24· cited 38×
- Conley v. ShearerOhio Supreme Court· 1992-08-11· cited 33×
- Commonwealth v. TateMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-02-10· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. ArmentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-02-27· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. GalvinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-08-23· cited 9×
- TateMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-03-09· cited 4×
- RedgateMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1993-11-19· cited 4×
- HosieMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-05-01· cited 1×
- Commonwealth v. ShepherdMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2024-02-22
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