| Docket # | SJC-09748 |
| Date | December 5, 2008 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, JJ.
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| Summary | Practice, Criminal, Admissions and confessions, Waiver, Voluntariness of confession, Assistance of counsel, Instructions to jury, Capital case. Constitutional law, Admissions and confessions, Waiver of constitutional rights, Assistance of counsel. Evidence, Expert opinion, Judicial discretion. Homicide. |
| Appealed From | Bristol Superior Court, Justice Richard J. Chin |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Tolan: Peter M. Onek |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Shoshana E. Stern, Rachel Eisenhaure |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
