| Docket # | SJC-09742 |
| Date | April 10, 2009 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Spina, Cowin, Botsford, Gants, JJ.
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| Summary | Homicide. Joint enterprise. Witness, Hostile witness, Refusal to testify. Evidence, Hostile witness, Leading question, Impeachment of credibility, Joint venturer, Prior misconduct. Practice, Criminal, Capital case, Opening statement, Argument by prosecutor, Instructions to jury. |
| Appealed From | Barnstable Superior Court, Justice Richard F. Connon. |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Stewart: John M. Thompson |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Thomas G. Shack, III, Robert D. Moriarty |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
