The court proceedings of an individual who enters an insanity plea and is found to have had a dangerous mental disorder are not required to be sealed, as opposed to other records related to one’s mental health, the Court of Appeals said in a decision Tuesday.

Chief Judge Janet DiFiore wrote in a unanimous opinion by the court that allowing those records to be sealed automatically would work against the intent of the state Legislature to make judicial documents and proceedings available to the public.

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