Commonwealth v. Quinones

After a jury trial in the Superior Court, the defendant, Juan Santos Quinones, was convicted as a joint venturer of assault and battery, see G. L. c. 265, § 13A, armed robbery while masked, see G. L. c. 265, § 17, and assault by means of a dangerous weapon, see G. L. c. 265, § 15B(6). He now appeals.

1. Background. Viewing the evidence presented at trial in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, see Commonwealth v. Latimore, 378 Mass. 671, 676-677 (1979), the jury could have found the following facts. On the evening of August 5, 2007, the defendant telephoned Jose Lebrón and told him to *216…