| Docket # | SJC-10407 |
| Date | February 11, 2011 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, Duffly, JJ.
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Summary (prepared by Suffolk University Law School) | Homicide. Constitutional law, Voluntariness of statement, Waiver of constitutional rights, Admissions and confessions. Practice, Criminal, Capital case, Voluntariness of statement, Motion to suppress, Admissions and confessions, Argument by prosecutor, Instructions to jury. Evidence, Voluntariness of statement, Admissions and confessions, Present recollection refreshed, Cross-examination. Witness, Refreshment of recollection, Cross-examination. |
| Appealed From | Suffolk Superior Court, Justice Margaret R. Hinkle |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Woodbine: James L. Sultan |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Commonwealth: Macy Lee |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |