| Docket # | SJC-10835 |
| Date | April 6, 2012 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Ireland, C.J., Spina, Cordy, Gants, Duffly, JJ.
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| Summary | Homicide. Constitutional law, Voluntariness of statement, Admissions and confessions, Burden of proof. Due process of law, Burden of proof. Evidence, Voluntariness of statement, Admissions and confessions, Scientific test, Expert opinion, Relevancy and materiality, Identification. Practice, Criminal, Capital case, Voluntariness of statement, Admissions and confessions, Motion to suppress, Argument by prosecutor, Presumptions and burden of proof. Felony-murder rule. Robbery. Firearms. |
| Appealed From | Suffolk Superior Court, Justice Frank M. Gaziano |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Johnson: Greg T. Schubert |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Zachary Hillman, Gretchen Lundgren |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
