Commonwealth v. Vitello

The defendant was indicted for armed robbery, G. L. c. 265, § 17, and was found guilty after a jury trial. He appealed under the provisions of G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G. We transferred the case here from the Appeals Court on our own motion. G. L. c. 211A, § 10 (A).

Considering only those assignments of error that have not been waived for failure to brief the arguments adequately, see Commonwealth v. Martin, 358 Mass. 282, 290 (1970), we are presented with two issues. First, did the trial judge err in allowing testimony regarding a polygraph examination unfavorable to the defendant to be…