| Docket # | SJC-11014 |
| Date | April 3, 2012 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
Summary
(prepared by Suffolk University Law School) | Criminal-- The Commonwealth is appealing an order granting the defendant a new trial after a conviction of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon; the new trial was granted on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel for failure to call a witness to testify. |
| Appealed From | Worcester Superior Court, Justice John S. McCann |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Commonwealth: Jane A. Sullivan |
Commonwealth
(Appearing) | Lane: Richard B. Klibaner |
