| Docket # | SJC-10718 |
| Date | December 6, 2010 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, JJ.
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| Summary | Threatening. Intimidation of witness. Trial court, Probation officers. Practice, Criminal, Required finding, Instructions to jury, Prior conviction. Witness, Victim, Intimidation. Statute, Construction. Evidence, Prior conviction, Opinion. |
| Appealed From | Somerville District Court, Middlesex County; Justice James L. LaMothe, Jr. |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Hamilton: Kathryn Hayne Barnwell |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Commonwealth: Anne Paruti, Kevin J. Curtin |
| 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) |