| Docket # | SJC-10054 |
| Date | April 9, 2008 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cordy, Botsford, JJ.
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| Summary | District Attorney. Forfeiture proceeding. Controlled substances. Statute, Construction. |
| Appealed From | SJC for Suffolk County, Justice Francis X. Spina. |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Northwestern District Attorney: Judith Ellen Pietras, Joel B. Bard District Attorney for the Hampden District: Jane Davidson Montori |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Eastern Hampshire District Court: Daniel P. Sullivan, Brian Mulcahy |
| Amici Curiae | Suffolk District Attorney; Essex County District Attorney; Northern District Attorney; Norfolk District Attorney; Berkshire District Attorney; Plymouth District Attorney; Cape and Islands District Attorney; Middle District Attorney; Bristol District Attorney |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |