| Docket # | SJC-09676 |
| Date | September 6, 2006 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, JJ.
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Summary
| Motor vehicle, Operating under the influence, Habitual traffic offender. Practice, Criminal, Prior conviction, Confrontation of witnesses. Constitutional law, Ex post facto law, Confrontation of witnesses. Habitual offender. Statute, Construction, Retroactive application. Evidence, Prima facie evidence, Prior conviction. |
| Appealed From | Peabody District, Essex Superior Court, Justice James J. O’Leary |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Kenneth E. Steinfeld |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Maloney: William J. O’Hare |
| Amici Curiae | Massachusetts District Attorneys Association |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
