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IN RE TAVARES

No. 2002-604-M.P.

885 A.2d 139 (2005)

In re Anthony TAVARES.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

November 14, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sue Ellen M. Dunn, Cranston, for Petitioner.

Catherine A. Gibran, Providence, for Respondent.

Present: WILLIAMS, C.J., GOLDBERG, FLAHERTY, SUTTELL, and ROBINSON, JJ.

OPINION

Justice FLAHERTY, for the Court.

A challenge to the authority of a Superior Court justice to continue a forensic commitment to ensure that a criminal defendant remains competent brings this matter before the Court. The petitioner, the Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals (MHRH or department), contends that the hearing justice improperly ordered the respondent, Anthony Tavares, to remain committed at MHRH's forensic unit after an...

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