| Docket # | SJC-10030 |
| Date | November 5, 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 | Rape. Evidence, Fresh complaint, First complaint, Judicial discretion. |
| Appealed From | Middlesex Juvenile Court, Justice Jay D. Blitzman |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Murungu: John T. Ouderkirk, Jr. |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Kimberly Rugo |
| Amici Curiae | Department of Public Health; Victim Rights Law Center; Boston Area Rape Crisis Center; National Crime Victim Law Center; National Sexual Violence Resource Center; Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault; Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services, Inc.; Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault; Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence; Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape; New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault; New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault; The Women's Lunch Place |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
