| Docket # | SJC-10284 |
| Date | December 7, 2012 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Ireland, C.J., Spina, Botsford, Gants, Lenk, JJ.
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| Summary | Homicide. Constitutional law, Speedy trial, Grand jury, Admissions and confessions, Waiver of constitutional rights, Confrontation of witnesses, Identification, Assistance of counsel. Due process of law, Grand jury proceedings, Loss of evidence by prosecution, Identification, Assistance of counsel. Practice, Criminal, Speedy trial, Grand jury proceedings, Loss of evidence by prosecution, Motion to suppress, Admissions and confessions, Waiver, Confrontation of witnesses, Identification of defendant in courtroom, Assistance of counsel, Capital case. Evidence, Grand jury proceedings, Identification, Photograph, Consciousness of guilt, Exculpatory, Admissions and confessions, Death certificate, Identification, Photograph, Consciousness of guilt. Witness, Expert, Impeachment. Grand jury. Identification. |
| Appealed From | Suffolk Superior Court, Justice Christine E. McEvoy |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Carr: Russell C. Sobelman |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Amanda Teo, Edmond J. Zabin |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
