Commonwealth v. Williams

In the early morning hours of June 30, 1982, the defendant and an accomplice broke into two homes, one in Marshfield and the other in *946Pembroke. At the time of the two breaks, the Marshfield dwelling was occupied by a seventy-two year old widow and the Pembroke dwelling was occupied by another elderly widow. Both women were assaulted and robbed. The first victim was raped. The other victim was choked, beaten, and knocked unconscious by her assailants.

The defendant was indicted on two counts of armed robbery, armed assault in a dwelling house, armed burglary and assault, and single counts of…