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THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT IS SOLICITING AMICUS BRIEFS OR MEMORANDA FROM INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE FOLLOWING MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE COURT

ARGUMENT IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER, 2007.
AMICUS SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 22, 2007.

SJC-10030
Commonwealth v. Pepukai Murungu

Whether the trial judge properly allowed the Commonwealth to call a substitute first complaint witness, where the actual first complaint witness testified that the victim only slightly discussed the incident, did not tell her that she had been sexually assaulted, and did not tell her that the defendant was present or involved. 

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.

September 10, 2007