Commonwealth v. Montes

Four defendants appeal from their convictions in the District Court on a number of counts charging sundry forms of assault and battery on police officers. All convictions stemmed from a violent incident that took place in and outside the defendants’ home in Springfield on June 13, 1995. We agree with the Commonwealth that there is no merit in any of the defendants’ appellate contentions and affirm all of the convictions. We address each defendant’s arguments in turn after a brief recitation of the background facts.

1. The incident. The convictions all arose out of an effort by two Springfield…