Today's Opinions May 9, 2008 COMMONWEALTH v. FREEMAN Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts, Appeal from order of single justice. Practice, Criminal, Capital case. COMMONWEALTH v. NIEMIC Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts. Practice, Criminal, New trial, Capital case. COOK v. COMMONWEALTH Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts, Appeal from order of single justice. Practice, Criminal, New trial, Capital case. TESSEMA v. NEXTEL SYSTEMS CORP. Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts, Appeal from order of single justice. Practice, Civil, Small claims procedure. Uniform Small Claims Rules.

May 2008 Supreme Judicial Court Opinions CAHALY v. BENISTAR PROPERTY EXCHANGE TRUST COMPANY, INC., et al. -- MAY 8 Practice, Civil, Relief from judgment, Judgment notwithstanding verdict, New trial, Discovery. Evidence, Disclosure of evidence. Judgment, Relief from judgment. Fiduciary. Conversion. Fraud. Jurisdiction, Personal. COMMONWEALTH v. FREEMAN -- MAY 9 Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts, Appeal from order of single justice. Practice, Criminal, Capital case. COMMONWEALTH v. LYKUS -- MAY 1 Evidence, Exculpatory, Scientific test, Sound recording, Voice identification, Cumulative evidence. Practice, Criminal, Disclosure of evidence in possession of Federal authorities, New trial. COMMONWEALTH v. NIEMIC -- MAY 9 Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts. Practice, Criminal, New trial, Capital case. COMMONWEALTH v. SHERMAN -- MAY 2 Practice, Criminal, New trial, Plea. Evidence, Guilty plea. Rape. COMMONWEALTH v. STEPHENS -- MAY 8 Collateral Estoppel. Practice, Criminal, Collateral estoppel, Motion to suppress. Constitutional Law, Search and seizure, Investigatory stop, Reasonable suspicion. Search and Seizure, Threshold police inquiry, Reasonable suspicion, Automobile. Controlled Substances. COOK v. COMMONWEALTH -- MAY 9 Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts, Appeal from order of single justice. Practice, Criminal, New trial, Capital case. EWING v. COMMONWEALTH -- MAY 2 Supreme Judicial Court, Appeal from order of single justice. Practice, Criminal, Disqualification of judge. TESSEMA v. NEXTEL SYSTEMS CORP. -- MAY 9 Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts, Appeal from order of single justice. Practice, Civil, Small claims procedure. Uniform Small Claims Rules.