| Docket # | SJC-09704 |
| Date | February 6, 2009 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Ireland, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, JJ.
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| Summary | Practice, Criminal, Motion to suppress, New trial, Admissions and confessions, Assistance of counsel, Request for fees and costs, Capital case, Fair trial. Constitutional law, Fair trial, Confrontation of witnesses, Admissions and confessions, Assistance of counsel, Waiver of constitutional rights. Waiver. Evidence, Expert opinion. Homicide. Mental impairment. |
| Appealed From | Suffolk Superior Court, Justice Charles T. Spurlock |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Hensley: Stewart T. Graham, Jr. |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Kathleen Celio |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
