| Docket # | SJC-09809 |
| Date | December 5, 2008 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, JJ.
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| Summary | Practice, Criminal, New trial, Assistance of counsel, Jury and jurors, Instructions to jury, Reciprocal discovery, Indictment, Argument by prosecutor, Capital case. Constitutional law, Assistance of counsel. Evidence, Alibi, Cumulative evidence, Intoxication, Failure to produce witness, Indictment. Witness, Impeachment. |
| Appealed From | Hampden Superior Court, Justice Daniel A. Ford |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Morales: Stephen Neyman |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Commonwealth: Jane Davidson Montori |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |