In re G.P.

How courts have described this case

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

• deferring to judge's subsidiary findings, but reviewing without deference legal conclusion as to whether \a substantial risk of serious harm to others\ was met
• hearsay is admissible in commitment hearings but it is \the judge's obligation to ensure that any hearsay on which he or she relies is 'substantially reliable'\ [citation omitted]
• in context of G. L. c. 123, § 35, \what must be shown is a substantial risk that the harm will materialize in the reasonably short term -- in days or weeks rather than in months\
• abrogated on other grounds, Matter of a Minor, 484 Mass. 295, 299 (2020)
• in context of involuntary civil commitment proceeding, \'imminent' does not mean 'immediate'\

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Cited by

13 cases in this archive cite this case.

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  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2015-12-11· cited 64×
• In re M.C.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2019-02-05· cited 14×
• In re D.K.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2019-03-27· cited 3×
• In re A.M.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-11-02· cited 1×
• In the Matter of A.M.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-11-02
• In the Matter of D.K.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2019-03-27
• In the Matter of a Minor
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2020-03-17
• Foster v. Commissioner of Correction (No. 1)
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2020-06-02
• In the Matter of J.P.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2020-10-28
• In re N.F.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-06-04
• J.S. v. J.G.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-10-05
• New England Auto Max, Inc. v. Hanley
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2024-05-20
• M.J. v. BRIDGEWATER STATE HOSPITAL (And a Consolidated Case)
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2025-03-07

Cites

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

• In Re WINSHIP
  Supreme Court· 1970-05-18· cited 11,712×
• Addington v. Texas
  Supreme Court· 1979-04-30· cited 3,004×
• Commonwealth v. Durling
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-03-26· cited 192×
• Dacey v. Connecticut Bar Assn.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1976-04-06· cited 128×
• Myers v. Commonwealth
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-07-17· cited 126×
• Frizado v. Frizado
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-06-15· cited 125×
• Andrews
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-08-13· cited 101×
• Superintendent of Worcester State Hospital v. Hagberg
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-01-20· cited 89×
• Commonwealth v. Patton
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-09-28· cited 70×
• Commonwealth v. Boucher
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-12-17· cited 69×
• Acting Superintendent of Bournewood Hospital v. Baker
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2000-03-22· cited 62×
• Commonwealth v. Nassar
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-06-20· cited 59×
• McGuinness v. Commonwealth
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-06-12· cited 58×
• United States v. John George Sahhar
  Ninth Circuit· 1990-10-29· cited 57×
• Commonwealth v. Bukin
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-03-14· cited 51×
• Mendonza v. Commonwealth
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-11-14· cited 50×
• Commonwealth v. Hamilton
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2011-04-15· cited 48×
• McMenimen v. Passatempo
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-08-15· cited 46×
• Callahan v. Westinghouse Broadcasting Co., Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-05-13· cited 39×
• Fernandes v. Attleboro Housing Authority
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2014-11-19· cited 33×

Other cases named In re G.P.

17 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• In re G.P.
  Montana Supreme Court· 1990-09-27· cited 5×
• In Re G.P.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2008-10-06· cited 4×
• In re G.P.
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 2017-05-19· cited 4×
• In re G.P.
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 2013-10-21· cited 3×
• In re G.P.
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 2018-11-14· cited 2×
• In Re: G.P.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2013-10-21
• In Re Gp
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2010-04-16
• In Re GP
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2010-09-29
• In re G.P.
  California Court of Appeal· 2014-07-10
• In re G.P.
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 2013-08-16
• In re G.P.
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 2015-09-30
• In Re: G.P.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 2017-11-22
• In re G.P.
  Montana Supreme Court· 2018-02-27
• In re G.P.
  Court of Appeals of North Carolina· 2017-11-07
• in Re G.P.
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 2023-02-10
• In re G.P.
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 2026-02-17
• In re G.P.
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 2026-05-21