| Docket # | SJC-09772 |
| Date | October 1, 2007 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, JJ.
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| Summary | Homicide. Burning a dwelling house. Constitutional law, Admissions and confessions, Waiver of constitutional rights. Evidence, Admissions and confessions, Voluntariness of statement. Practice, Criminal, Admissions and confessions, Voluntariness of statement, Competency to stand trial. Mental impairment. |
| Appealed From | Essex Superior Court, Justice Isaac Borenstein |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Marcia H. Slingerland |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Defendant: Michael F. Natola |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
