| Docket # | SJC-09559 |
| Date | November 6, 2008 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Ireland, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, JJ.
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| Summary | Practice, Criminal, Motion to suppress, Instructions to jury, Confrontation of witnesses, Assistance of counsel, New trial, Capital case. Constitutional law, Assistance of counsel, Confrontation of witnesses. Evidence, Consciousness of guilt, Hearsay, Prior misconduct. Error, Harmless. Self-defense. Identification. |
| Appealed From | Middlesex Superior Court, Justice Peter W. Agnes, Jr. |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Diaz: Kathleen M. McCarthy |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Commonwealth: Jessica Langsam |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |