| Docket # | SJC-10983 |
| Date | May 7, 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 | Rape. Consent. Intoxication. Rape-shield statute. Constitutional law, Confrontation of witnesses. Practice, Criminal, Confrontation of witnesses, Instructions to jury. |
| Appealed From | Essex Superior Court, Justice Howard J. Whitehead |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Mountry: William T. Harrington |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Commonwealth: Kenneth E. Steinfield |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |