Commonwealth v. Spencer

This appeal arises out of the Springfield Juvenile Court’s waiver of jurisdiction over and the transfer of the defendant’s case to Superior Court pursuant to G. L. c. 119, § 61 (as amended by St. 1991, c. 488, §§ 2-6), and the defendant’s subsequent conviction by a Superior Court jury of mayhem, G. L. c. 265, § 14; assault and battery by means of a *34dangerous weapon (both knife and gun), G. L. c. 265, § 15A(b)1; and armed assault with intent to rob, G. L. c. 265, § 18(b). On appeal, the defendant contends that (1) the Juvenile Court judge erred in allowing the Commonwealth’s motion to transfer…