| Docket # | SJC-10663 |
| Date | April 7, 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 | Due process of law, Competency to stand trial, Pretrial detainees. Practice, Criminal, Competency to stand trial, Defendant's competency, Hearsay. Delinquent child. Insanity. Mental impairment. Evidence, Hearsay. Constitutional law, Preventive detention. |
| Appealed From | SJC for Suffolk County, Justice Margot Botsford |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Plaintiff: Barbara Kaban |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Eitan Goldberg, Catherine Langevin Semel |
| Amici Curiae | Committee for Public Counsel Services |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
