| Docket # | SJC-10609 |
| Date | May 6, 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 | Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts. Witness, competency. Practice, Criminal, Standing, Interlocutory appeal. Americans With Disabilities Act. Handicapped persons. Anti-discrimination law, Handicap. Constitutional law, Witness, Standing. |
| Appealed From | SJC for Suffolk County, Justice Francis X. Spina |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | McDonough: Wendy J. Murphy |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Agana: Richard B. Klibaner
Commonwealth: Casey E. Silvia, Marian T. Ryan |
| Amici Curiae | National Aphasia Association; National Disability Rights Network; Judge David L. Bazelon Center; Hearing Loss Association of America; Center for Public Representation; Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee; The Disability Law Center; Attorney General |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
