| Docket # | SJC-10050 |
| Date | March 6, 2008 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, JJ.
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| Summary | Evidence, Previous testimony of unreliable witness, Unavailable witness, Spontaneous utterance. Practice, Criminal, Witness, Confrontation of witnesses. Witness, Unavailability. Constitutional law, Confrontation of witnesses. |
| Appealed From | Bristol Superior Court, Justice Eleanor S. Garsh |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Robinson: Elizabeth Doherty |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Commonwealth: Steven E. Gagne |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |