| Docket # | SJC-10924 |
| Date | March 5, 2012 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Ireland, C.J., Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, Duffly, Lenk, JJ.
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Summary (prepared by Suffolk University Law School) | Practice, Criminal, Assistance of counsel, Presumptions and burden of proof. Constitutional law, Assistance of counsel. |
| Appealed From | Middlesex Superior Court, Justice Elizabeth M. Fahey |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Porter: Brad P. Bennion |
Counsel for Intervener (Appearing) | Administrative Office of the Trial Court: Daniel P. Sullivan |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |