Commonwealth v. Lengsavat

The defendant seeks a reversal of his convictions by a Superior Court jury of assault by means of a dangerous weapon, G. L. c. 265, § 15B(6), and illegal possession of a firearm, G. L. c. 269, § 10(a), or alternatively a new trial.1 These charges arose after the defendant was identified as the *244person who fired several shots from a handgun into the air outside an apartment building in Lowell where a birthday party was in progress.

1. Motion for a required finding of not guilty. The indictment under G. L. c. 265, § 15B(6), expressly accused the defendant of “an assault upon occupants [of the…