| Docket # | SJC-10345 |
| Date | April 9, 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, Confrontation of witnesses, Assistance of counsel. Practice, Criminal, Assistance of counsel, Dismissal, Required finding, Confrontation of witnesses. Evidence, Unavailable witness, Cross-examination, Hearsay, Spontaneous utterance. Due process of law, Extrajudicial statement. Witness, Unavailability. Identification. |
| Appealed From | Essex Superior Court, Justice Leila R. Kern. |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Hurley: Sharon Dehmand |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Kenneth Bresler |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
