Commonwealth v. Nardi

In the days preceding and following Christmas, 2002, Dianne Barchard failed to show up for work or maintain contact with her friends. After a missing person report was filed, her body was found in an advanced stage of decomposition on the floor of her bedroom in an apartment she shared with her son George Nardi. Nardi was subsequently indicted for her murder and, after a six-day trial, was found guilty of murder in the first degree on the theory of deliberate premeditation.

On appeal, Nardi contends that his right, pursuant to the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, to confront…