| Docket # | SJC-10374 |
| Date | October 5, 2009 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
Summary
(prepared by Suffolk University Law School) | Evidence-- In a prosecution for assault and battery, the Commonwealth is appealing a District Court judge's decision not to allow into evidence prior recorded testimony from the deceased victim taken at a pretrial detention hearing. |
| Appealed From | Springfield District Court, Hampden County, Justice Francis X. Spina. |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Bethany C. Lynch |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Arrington: Sarah E. Dolven |
