| Docket # | SJC-09777 |
| Date | April 6, 2007 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, JJ.
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| Summary | Practice, Civil, Commitment of mentally ill person. Mental health. Due process of law, Mental health, Standard of proof. |
| Appealed From | Plymouth Superior Court, Justice Thomas A. Connors |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Andrews: Robert H. Weber, William J. Quaglia |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Bridgewater State Hospital: Randall E. Ravitz
Commonwealth: Donna M. Riordan |
| Amici Curiae | Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
