| Docket # | SJC-10996 |
| Date | December 8, 2011 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Ireland, C.J., Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, Duffly, JJ.
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Summary
(prepared by Suffolk University Law School)
| Controlled substances. Firearms. Constitutional law, seizure, Confrontation of witnesses. Search and seizure, Probable cause, Curtilage, Expectation of privacy. Probable cause. Evidence, Certificate of drug analysis, Ballistician's certificate, Constructive possession. Practice, Criminal, Motion to suppress, Confrontation of witnesses. |
| Appealed From | Plymouth Superior Court, Brockton County, Justice Mitchell J. Sikora, Jr. |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Escalera: William T. Harrington |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Christine M. Kiggen |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
