Commonwealth v. Putnam

Having been convicted by a Superior Court jury of home invasion, in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 18C; and armed assault in a dwelling, in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 18A, the defendant Steven M. Putnam now appeals.1 He contends *473that the convictions must be reversed because the evidence was insufficient to prove that he entered the alleged victim’s home unlawfully, and because the instruction on consent to enter was erroneous. He also claims that his conviction of armed assault in a dwelling must be reversed because it was duplicative of the home invasion conviction. We affirm.

Background. We…