| Docket # | SJC-09576 |
| Date | November 10, 2005 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Sosman, Cordy, JJ.
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| Summary | Practice, criminal, Discovery, Reciprocal discovery, Confrontation of witnesses, Assistance of counsel. Attorney at law, Work product. Constitutional law, Confrontation of witnesses, Self-incrimination, Assistance of counsel, Fair trial. Fair trial. Moot question. |
| Appealed From | SJC for Suffolk County, Justice Robert J. Cordy |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Durham: James L. Sultan, Jonathan Harwell |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Commonwealth: Paul B. Linn, David E. Meier |
| Amici Curiae | National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Committee for Public Counsel Services |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |