Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court March 5, 1981 (Porter v. Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Concord)

Hennessey, C.J.

The petitioner, Norman Porter, Jr., filed a complaint for habeas corpus and declaratory relief in the Superior Court for the county of Essex. After a hearing on the merits, at the judge’s initiative and with the consent of the parties, the case was reported to the Appeals Court along with a statement of agreed facts. See Mass. R. Civ. P. 64, 365 Mass. 831 (1974); G. L. c.