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Commonwealth v. Roberts

Citations

  • 472 Mass. 355
  • 34 N.E.3d 716

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  • holding that civil commitment as sexually dangerous person [SDP] is not direct consequence of sexual offense conviction
  • “The failure to provide information ... to a defendant with respect to a matter as significant as the possibility of a [G. L.] c. 123A commitment may provide a basis for withdrawing the plea, so long as the defendant shows that he or she was prejudiced by the omission”

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Judges: Gants, Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Duffly, Lenk, Hines

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