| Docket # | SJC-09396 |
| Date | May 8, 2009 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Botsford, Gants, JJ.
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| Summary |
Homicide. Evidence, Hearsay, Relevancy and materiality, Admissions and confessions, Consciousness of guilt, Prior misconduct, State of mind, Motive, Testimony before grand jury, Disclosure of evidence, Exculpatory. Practice, Criminal, Capital case, Disclosure of evidence, Agreement between prosecutor and witness, Argument by prosecutor, New trial. Witness, Hostile witness. Due process of law, Delay in commencement of prosecution. |
| Appealed From | Norfolk County Superior Court, Justice Barbara A. Dortch-Okara. |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Ridge: James W. Rosseel |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Commonwealth: Tracey A. Cusick |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |