| Docket # | SJC-10719 |
| Date | October 6, 2011 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Ireland, C.J., Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, Duffly, Lenk, JJ.
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| Summary | Rape. Indecent assault and battery. Practice, Criminal, Admissions and confessions, Assistance of counsel, Waiver, Voluntariness of statement. Constitutional law, Admissions and confessions, Assistance of counsel, Waiver of constitutional rights, Voluntariness of statement. Evidence, Admissions and confessions, Voluntariness of statement, First complaint. Waiver. |
| Appealed From | Berkshire Superior Court, Justice John A. Agostini |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Hoyt: Richard L. Goldman |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Commonwealth: Karen L. Carlo |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |