COMMONWEALTH v. CROWLEY


393 Mass. 393 (1984)

471 N.E.2d 353

COMMONWEALTH vs. JAMES CROWLEY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

November 28, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maureen B. Brodoff for the defendant.

William W. Teahan, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., LIACOS, NOLAN, LYNCH, & O'CONNOR, JJ.


LYNCH, J.

The defendant appeals from his conviction of assault with intent to commit rape. He challenges the finding of the Superior Court judge that he was competent to stand trial. He argues that under G.L.c. 123, § 15 (d), the judge improperly imposed the burden of disproving competency on the defendant and then applied an unconstitutional standard in finding him competent. He also contends that the evidence...

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