| Docket # | SJC-10539 |
| Date | April 8, 2011 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Ireland, C.J., Spina, Botsford, Gants, Duffly, JJ.
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| Summary | Homicide. Robbery. Constitutional law, Admissions and confessions, Waiver of constitutional rights, Confrontation of witnesses. Evidence, Admissions and confessions, Voluntariness of statement, Statement of codefendant, Testimony before grand jury, Prior conviction, Prior misconduct, Third-party culprit. Practice, Criminal, Capital case, Admissions and confessions, Voluntariness of statement, Waiver, Confrontation of witnesses, Grand jury proceedings. Grand jury. Waiver. |
| Appealed From | Middlesex Superior Court, Justice Frances A. McIntyre |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Santos: Leslie W. O'Brien |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Robert J. Bender |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
