| Docket # | SJC-10631 |
| Date | February 11, 2011 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, Duffly, JJ.
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| Summary | Homicide. Jury and jurors. Constitutional law, Jury. Practice, Criminal, Jury and jurors, Admissions and confessions, Instructions to jury, Verdict, Capital case, Required finding, Notetaking by jurors. Evidence, Admission by silence, Impeachment of credibility. Intent. |
| Appealed From | Hampden Superior Court, Justice Peter A. Velis |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Shea: Esther J. Horwich |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Jane Davidson Montori |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
