| Docket # | SJC-10720 |
| Date | December 10, 2010 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Ireland, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, JJ.
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| Summary | Practice, Criminal, Postconviction relief, New trial, Assistance of counsel, Instructions to jury, Jury and jurors, Empanelment of jury, Presumptions and burden of proof. Felony-murder rule. Rules of Criminal Procedure. Constitutional law, Assistance of counsel, Double jeopardy, Fair trial, Jury, Retroactivity of judicial holding. Intoxication. |
| Appealed From | Bristol Superior Court, Justice D. Lloyd Macdonald |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Petetabella: Richard J. Shea |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Rachel Eisenhaure |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
