| Docket # | SJC-10811 |
| Date | May 5, 2011 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Ireland, C.J., Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, Duffly, JJ.
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| Summary | Practice, Criminal, Motion to suppress, Harmless error, Confrontation of witnesses, Discovery. Search and seizure, Warrant, Probable cause. Constitutional law, Search and seizure, Harmless error, Confrontation of witnesses. Probable cause. Controlled substances. Error, Harmless. Evidence, Certificate of drug analysis, Expert opinion, Relevancy and materiality. |
| Appealed From | Concord District Court, Middlesex County; Justice David W. Cunis |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Nelson: Kathryn Hayne Barnwell |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Commonwealth: Shirley Xiao Li Cantin, Bethany Stevens |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |