Amicus Announcement
SJC-10605
THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT IS SOLICITING AMICUS BRIEFS OR MEMORANDA FROM INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE FOLLOWING MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE COURT
ARGUMENT IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 2010
AMICUS SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE ON OR BEFORE MARCH 15, 2010
SJC-10605
Alfred Coffin v. Superintendent of the Massachusetts Treatment Center at Bridgewater & another
Whether the Commonwealth may file and prosecute a petition for indefinite commitment under G. L. c. 123A, § 12, where the custodial prerequisite was the confinement of the petitioner for violation of the terms of a sentence of lifetime community parole, which subsequently had been vacated as invalid under Commonwealth v. Pagan, 445 Mass. 161 (2005).
Interested parties may file their briefs in the Office of the Clerk for the Commonwealth, John Adams Courthouse, Suite 1-400, Pemberton Square, Boston MA 02108-1724 (Telephone 617-557-1020). Parties filing amicus briefs are expected to comply with the requirements of Rules 17, 19 and 20 of Mass. Rules of Appellate Procedure. Amicus briefs, to assist the court, should focus on the ramifications of a decision and not solely on the interests of the parties filing such briefs.
| Susan Mellen, Clerk |
February 1, 2010