| Docket # | SJC-10833 |
| Date | April 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 | Controlled substances. Constitutional law, Retroactivity of judicial holding, Assistance of counsel, Confrontation of witnesses. Practice, Criminal, Retroactivity of judicial holding, Assistance of counsel, Confrontation of witnesses. Evidence, Certificate of drug analysis. |
| Appealed From | Plymouth Superior Court, Justice Jeffrey A. Locke |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Boria: Gail B. Strassfeld |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Robert C. Thompson |
| Amici Curiae | District Attorney for the Suffolk District; Committee for Public Counsel Services |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
