Commonwealth v. Moynihan

The defendant was found guilty of armed robbery, G. L. c. 265, § 17, by a jury, following a trial made subject to the provisions of G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G. He appealed to the Appeals Court. We transferred the case here on our own motion. G. L. c. 211A, § 10 (A). We affirm the judgment of the Superior Court.

The defendant’s numerous assignments of error pertain to two basic issues: (1) whether the judge erred in denying the defendant’s motion to suppress certain evidence; and (2) whether the judge erred in his rulings regarding the admissibility of polygraph evidence that was favorable to the…