| Docket # | SJC-10380 |
| Date | February 12, 2010 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, JJ.
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| Summary | Deoxyribonucleic acid. Constitutional law, Confrontation of witnesses. Evidence, Hearsay, Expert opinion, Cross-examination, Prior misconduct, Motive, Prior consistent statement, Impeachment of credibility, Admissions and confessions, Photograph, Relevancy and materiality. Practice, Criminal, Instructions to jury, Admissions and confessions, Capital case. Homicide. |
| Appealed From | Suffolk Superior Court, Justice Margaret R. Hinkle |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Barbosa: Elizabeth Doherty |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Elisabeth Kosterlitz |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
