Commonwealth v. Dadsi

The defendant, Abdelghani Dadsi, was tried before a jury in the Central Division of the Boston Municipal Court Department on two separate complaints, one alleging assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon (ABDW), and one alleging violation of a G. L. c. 209A stay away order. Although the complaints arose out of different incidents, they were joined for trial at the defendant's request. The jury acquitted the defendant of the 209A violation and found him guilty of ABDW. On appeal, the defendant claims that leading questioning of the victim, who was then his wife, and the admission in…