| Docket # | SJC-11016 |
| Date | May 10, 2012 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Ireland, C.J., Spina, Cordy, Gants, Duffly, Lenk, JJ.
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| Summary | Homicide. Armed assault with intent to murder. Firearms. Joint enterprise. Evidence, Joint venturer, Hearsay, Third-party culprit. Practice, Criminal, Hearsay, Instructions to jury, New trial, Jury and jurors, Deliberation of jury, Indictment, Lesser included offense. Assault by means of a dangerous weapon. Jury and jurors. |
| Appealed From | Middlesex Superior Court, Justice Thomas P. Billings |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Bright: Paul F. Ware, Jr., Nicholas Mitrokostas, Yvonne W. Chan |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Commonwealth: Michael A. Kaneb, John c. Verner |
| Amici Curiae | Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys; Committee for Public Counsel Services |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |