| Docket # | SJC-10857 |
| 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, Confrontation of witnesses. Practice, Criminal, Retroactivity of judicial holding, Confrontation of witnesses. Evidence, Certificate of drug analysis. |
| Appealed From | Plymouth Superior Court, Justice Janet L. Sanders |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Melendez-Diaz: Mary T. Rogers |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Robert C. Thompson |
| Amici Curiae | 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) |
