| Docket # | SJC-10114 |
| Date | May 7, 2008 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, JJ.
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| Summary | Practice, Criminal, Motion to suppress, Appeal, Assistance of counsel. Constitutional law, Appeal, Assistance of counsel. Search and seizure, Protective frisk. |
| Appealed From | Southern Berkshire District Court, Berkshire County, Justice Fredric D. Rutberg |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Commonwealth: Joseph A. Pieropan |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Goewey: Adriana Contartese, Dana Alan Curhan |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |