Commonwealth v. Tomasselli

The defendant was convicted of being an idle and disorderly person. The exceptions argued relate to the rulings of the trial judge on questions asked by the defendant’s counsel in cross-examination of the witness Kosdras; to the refusal by the judge to give two requests for rulings, and to direct a verdict for the defendant.

There was ample evidence to justify the jury in convicting *482the defendant of the crime charged, and no good purpose would be served in summarizing it. Commonwealth v. Diamond, 248 Mass. 511. The defendant, in cross-examinatian of officer Byron, brought out the fact that he…