Commonwealth v. Balestra

Convicted by a jury on a charge of vehicular homicide (G. L. c. 90, § 24G, as in effect prior to St. 1982, c. 373, § 9), the defendant on appeal claims error in the denial of her motion for a required finding of not guilty, the denial of her substitute motion to take a polygraph examination, and the exclusion of certain evidence contained in police reports. We affirm.

1. Motion for required finding of not guilty. Taken in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, the evidence that the defendant was the driver of the automobile (the only element of the offense challenged on appeal) was…