| Docket # | SJC-10547 |
| Date | January 9, 2012 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Ireland, C.J., Botsford, Gants, Lenk, Duffly, JJ.
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| Summary | Homicide. Evidence, Prior misconduct, Expert opinion, Cross-examination, Self-defense. Witness, Expert, Cross-examination. Self-defense. Practice, Criminal, Instructions to jury. Battered Woman Syndrome. |
| Appealed From | Plymouth Superior Court (Brockton), Justice Richard J. Chin |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Anestal: Robert F. Shaw, Jr. |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Robert C. Thompson, Sharon E. Donatelle |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
