| Docket # | SJC-10554 |
| Date | December 7, 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. Practice, Criminal, Required finding, Motion to suppress, Affidavit, Presumptions and burden of proof, Confrontation of witnesses. Constitutional law, Search and seizure, Confrontation of witnesses. Evidence, Certificate of drug analysis, Expert opinion, Opinion. |
| Appealed From | Boston Municipal Court, Justice Mark Hart Summerville |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Rodriguez: Andrea Petersen |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Commonwealth: Joseph M. Ditkoff, Gregory D. Henning |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |