| Docket # | SJC-07460 |
| Date | May 6, 2011 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Ireland, C.J., Spina, Botsford, Gants, Duffly, JJ.
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| Summary | Jury and jurors. Practice, Criminal, Public trial, Voir dire, Confrontation of witnesses, Jury and jurors, Presence of defendant, Interrogation of jurors, Challenge to jurors, Instructions to jury, Assistance of counsel, Capital case. Constitutional law, Public trial, Waiver of constitutional rights, Confrontation of witnesses, Jury, Assistance of counsel. Waiver. Due process of law, Presence of defendant in courtroom. Evidence, Relevancy and materiality, State of mind, Offer of proof, Prior misconduct. Homicide. Malice. Self-defense. |
| Appealed From | Bristol Superior Court, Justice Elizabeth J. Dolan |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Dyer: Judith H. Mizner |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: William R. Connolly |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
