| Docket # | SJC-10486 |
| Date | September 9, 2009 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Ireland, Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, JJ.
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| Summary | Jury and jurors. Practice, Criminal, Public trial, New trial, Instructions to jury, False report. Constitutional law, Public trial, Freedom of speech and press, Jury, Waiver of constitutional rights. Waiver. Intimidation of witness. Witness, Intimidation. Extortion. |
| Appealed From | Norfolk Superior Court, Justice Barbara A. Dortch-Okara. |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Cohen: Wendy H. Sibbison |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Stephanie Martin Glennon, George R. Jabour |
| Amici Curiae | Committee for Public Counsel Services; District Attorney for the Plymouth District |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
