| Docket # | SJC-09256 |
| Date | October 9, 2009 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Spina, Cowin, Botsford, Gants, JJ.
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| Summary | Homicide. Practice, Criminal, Capital case, Grand jury proceedings, Indictment, Voir dire, Empanelment of jury, Opening statement, Argument by prosecutor, Instructions to jury, Assistance of counsel. Grand jury. Evidence, Grand jury proceedings, Relevancy and materiality. Jury and jurors. Malice. Self-defense. |
| Appealed From | Bristol County Superior Court, Justice John A. Tierney |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Silva: Alan Jay Black |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Steven L. Gagne, Garrett R. Fregault |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
