| Docket # | SJC-10390 |
| Date | October 6, 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 | Home invasion. Assault by means of a dangerous weapon. Dangerous weapon. Practice, Criminal, Required finding, Confrontation of witnesses, Impeachment by prior conviction, Assistance of counsel. Evidence, Expert opinion, Scientific test, Cross-examination, Impeachment of credibility. Deoxyribonucleic acid. Constitutional law, Confrontation of witnesses. Witness, Cross-examination, Impeachment. |
| Appealed From | Essex County Superior Court, Justice Diane M. Kottmyer |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Defendant: Bonny M. Gilbert |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Catherine Langevin Semel |
| 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) |
