| Docket # | SJC-10668 |
| Date | October 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 | Rape. Limitations, Statute of. Identification. Deoxyribonucleic acid. Constitutional law, Indictment, Identification. Due process of law, Statute of limitations, Identification. Practice, Criminal, Indictment, Amendment of indictment or complaint. |
| Appealed From | Suffolk Superior Court, Justice Peter M. Lauriat |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Dixon: Veronica White, Alexandria B. Lynn |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: John P. Zanini, Joshua I. Wall |
| Amici Curiae | Attorney General; District Attorneys for Berkshire County; Executive Office of Public Safety and Security; Committee for Public Counsel Services; ACLU of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
