Kirk v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “"Whenever the provisions of this chapter require that a hearing be conducted in any court for the commitment or further retention of a person to a facility or to the Bridgewater state hospital or for medical treatment including treatment with antipsychotic medication, it shall be held as hereinafter provided.... Notice of the time and place of hearing shall be furnished by the court to the department, the person, his counsel, and his nearest relative or guardian. The court may hold the hearing at the facility or said hospital."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re M.C.

2. “effectively eliminated the problem of the indefinite commitment of incompetent defendants, providing that '[a]n order of commitment ... shall be valid for six months' and '[a]fter the expiration of a commitment under [ G. L. c. 123, § 16 ( b ) ], a person may be committed for additional one year periods ... but no untried defendant shall be so committed * unless ... the court also finds said defendant is incompetent to stand trial.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re E.C.

3. “G. L. c. 123, §§ 5 and 16, the provisions governing commitment hearings and the commitment of those not guilty by reason of mental illness, with which we are concerned, do not speak of closure.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re M.C.