| Docket # | SJC-08866 |
| Date | October 9, 2009 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Spina, Cowin, Botsford, Gants, JJ.
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| Summary | Jury and jurors. Practice, Criminal, Voir dire, Public trial, New trial, Findings by judge, Disqualification of judge, Argument by prosecutor, Judicial discretion, Assistance of counsel, Motion to suppress, Capital case. Constitutional law, Public trial, Jury, Confrontation of witnesses, Assistance of counsel. Deoxyribonucleic acid. Evidence, Expert opinion, Hearsay, Cross-examination, Prior misconduct, Motive, Relevancy and materiality, Cumulative evidence. Search and seizure, Automobile. |
| Appealed From | Norfolk County Superior Court, Justice Paul A. Chernoff |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Greineder: James L. Sultan |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Varsha Kukafka |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
