| Docket # | SJC-10429 |
| Date | November 3, 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 | Controlled substances. "School zone" statute. Joint enterprise. Practice, Criminal, Verdict, Confrontation of witnesses, Harmless error. Evidence, Joint enterprise, Certificate of drug analysis. Constitutional law, Confrontation of witnesses, Harmless error. Error, Harmless. |
| Appealed From | Plymouth Superior Court, Brockton, Justice Frances A. McIntyre |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Fluellen: Nadell Hill |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Commonwealth: Robert C. Thompson |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |