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Commonwealth v. Reed

Citations

  • 306 N.E.2d 816
  • 364 Mass. 545
  • 69 A.L.R. 3d 620
  • 1974 Mass. LEXIS 591

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  • “[I]t is our view that, in interpreting escape statutes, there is justification for adopting a construction which permits the punishment of all escaping prisoners”
  • “Legally, a prisoner transferred from the Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Framingham, to Westboro State Hospital remains in the ‘custody of the officer having charge’ of the Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Framingham”

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Judges: Tauro, Reardon, Quirico, Hennessey, Wilkins

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