| Docket # | SJC-10262 |
| Date | February 5, 2009 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, JJ.
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| Summary | Constitutional law, Assistance of counsel, Waiver of constitutional rights. Waiver. Practice, Criminal, Assistance of counsel, Forfeiture of right to counsel. Attorney at law, Withdrawal. |
| Appealed From | Plymouth Superior Court, Justice Linda E. Giles |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Means: Deborah Bates Riordan, Theodore F. Riordan |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Audrey Anderson Kachour |
| Amici Curiae | Committee for Public Counsel Services |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
