| Docket # | SJC-09603 |
| Date | January 5, 2006 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Sosman, Cordy, JJ.
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| Summary | Self-defense. Defense of others. Reasonable doubt. Practice, Criminal, Instructions to jury, Reasonable doubt. Statute, construction. Words, "dwelling" . |
| Appealed From | Ayer District, MI, Justice Paul L. McGill |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | McKinnon: Karen Dean-Smith |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Commonwealth: Kimberly Rugo, Melissa J. Conroy |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |