| Docket # | SJC-09516 |
| Date | March 6, 2006 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, JJ.
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| Summary | Practice, Criminal, Assistance of counsel, Appeal, New trial. Constitutional law, Assistance of counsel. Waiver. |
| Appealed From | Middlesex Superior Court, Justice Peter M. Lauriat |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Zinser: Donald K. Freyleue |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Commonwealth: Loretta M. Lillios |
| Amici Curiae | 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) |