COMMONWEALTH v. BALLARD

No. 17-P-411.

92 Mass. App. Ct. 701 (2018)

COMMONWEALTH v. RONALD A. BALLARD.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Worcester.

February 2, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellyn H. Lazar-Moore , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

John S. Day for the defendant.

Present: SACKS, DITKOFF, & SINGH, JJ.


The Commonwealth appeals from a judgment dismissing its petition to commit the defendant as a sexually dangerous person (SDP) pursuant to G. L. c. 123A, § 12. On the date the petition was filed, the defendant was serving a criminal sentence; some two and one-half years later, the defendant was allowed to withdraw the guilty pleas...

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