| Docket # | SJC-10235 |
| Date | January 9, 2009 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Ireland, Spina, Cordy, Botsford, JJ.
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| Summary | Constitutional law, Assistance of counsel. Practice, Criminal, Assistance of counsel, Deliberation of jury, Challenge to jurors, Judicial discretion, Mistrial. Jury and jurors. "School zone" statute. |
| Appealed From | Hampden Superior Court, Justice Judd J. Carhart |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Torres: Andrew S. Crouch |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Commonwealth: Dianne M. Dillon |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |