| Docket # | SJC-10154 |
| Date | February 6, 2009 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Ireland, Cowin, Botsford, Gants, JJ.
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| Summary | Identification. Due process of law, Identification. Evidence, Testimony of third party respecting identification, Photograph, Relevancy and materiality, Hearsay. Constitutional law, Identification. Practice, Criminal, Identification of defendant in courtroom, Instructions to jury, Argument by prosecutor, Capital case. |
| Appealed From | Plymouth Superior Court (Brockton), Justice Linda E. Giles |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Silva-Santiago: Jeffrey L. Baler |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Commonwealth: John E. Bradley |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |