| Docket # | SJC-10553 |
| Date | December 8, 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. Firearms. Evidence, Certification of drug analysis, Ballistician's certificate, Expert opinion. Constitutional law, Confrontation of witnesses. Witness, Expert. |
| Appealed From | Hampden Superior Court, Justice Bertha D. Josephson |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Muniz: Susan E. Taylor |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Commonwealth: Dianne M. Dillon |
| Amici Curiae | John Dessources, 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) |