Commonwealth v. Stewart

The defendant, Marcus Stewart, appeals from two convictions following a jury trial in the District Court of assault and battery, G. L. c. 265, § 13A (a ). Concluding that the evidence was sufficient to support the only conviction on which he presents argument,2 we affirm.

When reviewing the denial of a motion for a required finding of not guilty, "we consider the evidence introduced at trial in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, and determine whether a rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt." Commonwealth v. Oberle, 476…