In re Chapman
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In this, the second of two cases decided today involving Wayne Chapman, the Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the judgment of a single justice of the Court denying Petitioners' petition for relief under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211, 3, in which they sought to enjoin Chapman's release from the Massachusetts Treatment Center, holding that Petitioners were not entitled to they relief they sought.
After two qualified examiners opined that Chapman was no longer sexually dangerous Petitioners, individuals who were enrolled in the victim notification registry for Chapman, applied for emergency relief in the county court seeking to enjoin Chapman's release. The single justice denied the petition. The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed, holding (1) Petitioners did not have standing to assert the majority of the claims they made; and (2) even if Petitioners' claim that they were not given proper advance of Chapman's imminent discharge, the claim would not entitle Petitioners to an order enjoining Chapman's release.
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