Amicus Announcement
SJC-09943
THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT IS SOLICITING AMICUS BRIEFS OR MEMORANDA FROM INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE FOLLOWING MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE COURT
ARGUMENT IS SCHEDULED FOR FALL 2007.
SJC-09943
Commonwealth v. Elvin Stephens
The issue, among others, is whether the Commonwealth is collaterally estopped from relitigating a suppression issue in the Superior Court, after the issue had been resolved adversely to the Commonwealth in an earlier proceeding against the codefendant in the District Court, from which the Commonwealth had not appealed.
Interested parties may file their briefs in the Office of the Clerk for the Commonwealth, John Adams Courthouse, Suite 1-400, Pemberton Square, Boston MA 02108-1724 (Telephone 617-557-1020). Parties filing amicus briefs are expected to comply with the requirements of Rules 17, 19 and 20 of Mass. Rules of Appellate Procedure. Amicus briefs, to assist the court, should focus on the ramifications of a decision and not solely on the interests of the parties filing such briefs.
| Susan Mellen, Clerk |
May 22, 2007