| Docket # | SJC-08448 |
| Date | December 5, 2007 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Ireland, Spina, Cordy, Botsford, JJ.
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| Summary | Homicide. Practice, Criminal, Capital case, New trial, Defendant's decision not to testify, Required finding, Motion to suppress, Cameras in courtroom, Assistance of counsel. Search and seizure, Expectation of privacy. Attorney at law, Conflict of interest. Conflict of interest. Deoxyribonucleic acid. Evidence, Identity, Hearsay, Exculpatory, Relevancy and materiality. Due process of law, Fair trial, Assistance of counsel. Constitutional law, Search and seizure, Assistance of counsel. |
| Appealed From | Suffolk Superior Court, Justice Robert A. Barton |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Perkins: Richard J. Shea |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: David D. McGowan, John P. Zanini |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
