| Docket # | SJC-10523 |
| Date | May 7, 2010 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, JJ.
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| Summary | Evidence, Admissions and confessions, Voluntariness of statement. Practice, Criminal, Admissions and confessions, Motion to suppress, Voluntariness of statement, Waiver, Instructions to jury, Exhibits, Argument by prosecutor, Fair trial, Deliberation of jury, Challenge to jurors, Judicial discretion, Mistrial, Capital case. Constitutional law, Admissions and confessions, Waiver of constitutional rights, Fair trial. Waiver. Joint enterprise. Jury and jurors. Deoxyribonucleic acid. |
| 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) | Carnes: Ellen J. Zucker |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Commonwealth: David D. McGowan, Josh Wall |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |