Commonwealth v. Smith

The defendant appeals from his convictions by a Superior Court jury of armed home invasion, G. L. c. 265, § 18C; armed assault with intent to murder, G. L. c. 265, § 18(b); and *197unlawful possession of a firearm, G. L. c. 269, § 10(a). He complains of numerous errors involving the sufficiency of evidence and jury instructions with respect to each offense. We affirm.

1. Background. On the evening of March 13, 2005, the victim, Kenneth Lowe, and his girlfriend, Nikki Semnack, were in an apartment at 98 Walford Way in the Charlestown section of Boston. Lowe spent much of the evening ingesting…