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COMMONWEALTH v. McLAUGHLIN

431 Mass. 506 (2000)

COMMONWEALTH v. GEORGE F. MCLAUGHLIN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk, Norfolk.

May 15, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia A. O'Neill, Committee for Public Counsel Services (Beverly J. Cannone, Committee for Public Counsel Services, with her) for the defendant.

Melissa Weisgold Johnsen, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: MARSHALL, C.J., ABRAMS, LYNCH, GREANEY, IRELAND, SPINA, & COWIN, JJ.

SPINA, J.

After a jury trial, the defendant, George F. McLaughlin, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and arson of a dwelling house and not guilty by reason of insanity of two charges of murder in the first degree. The only issue at trial was whether the defendant was criminally responsible at the time of his acts. The trial judge committed McLaughlin to Bridgewater State Hospital (Bridgewater) and stayed the execution of sentence on his convictions until...

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