| Docket # | SJC-10321 |
| Date | December 10, 2010 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Ireland, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, JJ.
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| Summary | Practice, Criminal, Instructions to jury, Argument by prosecutor, Agreement between prosecutor and witness, Public trial, Continuance, Argument by counsel, Assistance of counsel, Capital case. Evidence, Prior misconduct. Witness, Credibility. Constitutional law, Public trial, Assistance of counsel. Joint enterprise. Felony-murder rule. |
| Appealed From | Hampden Superior Court, Justice Peter A. Velis |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Caldwell: Leslie W. O'Brien |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Commonwealth: Katherine E. McMahon |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |