| Docket # | SJC-10317 |
| Date | April 7, 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 | Rape. Indecent assault and battery. Assault and battery. Threatening. Evidence, First complaint, Privileged communication, Communication to clergyman. Privileged communication. Practice, Criminal, Argument by prosecutor. |
| Appealed From | Essex Superior Court, Justice David A. Lowy |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Kebreau: Iris Alkalay |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Catherine Langevin Semel |
| Amici Curiae | Victim Rights Law Center; Boston Area Rape Crisis Center; National Crime Victim Law Institute; Domestic & Sexual Violence Council, Inc., Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault; Jane Doe, Inc. |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
