COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION v. FERGUSON


383 Mass. 651 (1981)

421 N.E.2d 444

COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION vs. ROBERT FERGUSON.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

June 2, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Claridge, Special Assistant Attorney General, for the plaintiff.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., BRAUCHER, WILKINS, LIACOS, & ABRAMS, JJ.


LIACOS, J.

This case was reported by a Superior Court judge without decision to the Appeals Court pursuant to G.L.C. 231, § 111, and Mass. R. Civ. P. 64, 365 Mass. 831 (1974). We granted the Commissioner's application for direct appellate review. The question reported is: "In the case of a mentally competent prisoner refusing treatment necessary to save his life, is involuntary treatment that is appropriate under the standards set forth in Commissioner of...

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