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Summaries |
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11/08/2012 |
The summaries of cases for oral argument were prepared by Marc G. Perlin, Professor of Law at Suffolk University Law School. The summaries are not an official part of the court proceedings, and are presented so that those who access the website will have a general understanding of the legal issues in the cases set for oral argument. |
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SJC-08866
Commonwealth v. Greineder
Criminal-- The United States Supreme Court remanded this case to the Supreme Judicial Court, which had affirmed the defendant's murder conviction, for reconsideration of the admissibility of testimony of an expert witness regarding DNA testing where the witness did not prepare the underlying data; on remand the Supreme Judicial Court has been asked to reconsider the matter in light of a 2012 Supreme Court opinion regarding the right of confrontation. |
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SJC-11288
Commonwealth v. Winfield
Court Proceedings; First Amendment-- Whether a producer of documentary films has the right to obtain a court reporter's audio recording of testimony in a Superior Court criminal trial. |
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SJC-10874
Commonwealth v. Hardy
Criminal-- Various issues arising out of denial of a motion for new trial after a murder conviction. |
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SJC-11195
Commonwealth v. Spencer
Search and Seizure-- In a murder trial, the Commonwealth is appealing the allowance of a motion to suppress defendant's statements made in telephone calls from jail. |
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SJC-11259
O'Donnell v. Compton
Abuse Prevention-- Whether the father of a 16-year-old daughter may obtain an abuse prevention order against the defendant whom the daughter met while on a trip to England and with whom the daughter communicated by electronic means. |
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SJC-11167
(Reserve Case)
Commonwealth v. Tatum
Criminal-- Various issues arising out of drug conviction. |
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