Commonwealth v. Enos

In order to force entrance into a dwelling, an intruder, who the Commonwealth alleged was the defendant, used a tire iron. Doubtless to his surprise, the intruder, once he succeeded in prying open the entrance door of the dwelling, discovered an occupant, Tira White, on the other side of the door brandishing a baseball bat. So confronted, the intruder waved his tire iron. After an instant of mutual appraisal, White, the occupant, declined combat and fled from the apartment and the building in which it was located. A jury found the defendant Enos guilty of assault in a dwelling while armed…