| Docket # | SJC-09020 |
| Date | September 8, 2006 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, JJ.
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| Summary | Homicide. Burning a dwelling house. Evidence, Prior conviction, Prior misconduct, Relevancy and materiality, Expert opinion, Qualification of expert witness, Tracking by dog, Cross-examination, Rebuttal. Witness, Expert. Practice, Criminal, Capital case, Prior conviction, Argument by prosecutor. |
| Appealed From | Middlesex Superior Court, Justice Charles M. Grabau |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Crouse: James L. Sultan, Jonathan Harwell |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Commonwealth: Marguerite T. Grant, Adrienne C. Lynch |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |