| Docket # | SJC-10425 |
| Date | February 11, 2011 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, Duffly, JJ.
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| Summary | Practice, Criminal, Trial of defendants together, Severance, Confrontation of witnesses, Argument by prosecutor, Voluntariness of statement, Delay in commencement of prosecution, Arraignment, Capital case. Evidence, Hearsay, Business record, Authentication of document, Cross-examination, Testimonial statement, Consciousness of guilt, Flight, Admissions and confessions. Constitutional law, Confrontation of witnesses, Admissions and confessions, Waiver of constitutional rights. Waiver. Due process of law, Delay in commencement of prosecution. Homicide. |
| Appealed From | Suffolk Superior Court, Justice Stephen E. Neel |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Tham: Robert F. Shaw, Jr.
Tran: Janet H. Pumphrey |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: David D. McGowan |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
