| Docket # | SJC-09629 |
| Date | December 6, 2005 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, JJ.
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| Summary | Constitutional law, Self-incrimination. Parent and child, Equitable parent doctrine. Juvenile Court, Withholding medical treatment. Privacy. Practice, Civil, Standing, Impoundment order. Uniform Rules on Impoundment Procedure. Public records. Medicine, Withholding medical treatment. Words, "de facto parent". |
| Appealed From | SJC for Suffolk County, Judith A. Cowin |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Petitioner: John J. Egan, John M. Thompson |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Respondent: Virginia A. Peel, Lisa M. Kling |
| Amici Curiae | Amici Curiae | Siblings of Sharlene |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
