Commonwealth v. Tarrant

The defendant was indicted for armed robbery and for entering a dwelling house and committing an assault therein while armed with dangerous weapons (a knife and a dog). He was found guilty on both indictments after a jury trial held pursuant to G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G. With regard to the robbery indictment, the defendant has assigned as error certain instructions which were given to the jury and the denial of his motion for a directed verdict. Other assignments were not argued in the defendant’s brief and are deemed waived. Rule 1:13 of the Appeals Court, Mass. App. Ct. 889 (1972). We do not…