Commonwealth v. Chambers

*807After a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of three counts of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon and carrying a dangerous weapon. After a separate jury trial, he was convicted of carrying a dangerous weapon as a second and subsequent offense. On appeal, he claims that the judge abused his discretion by not dismissing a juror and by denying a motion for a mistrial. The defendant also claims that the prosecutor's opening statement and closing argument were errors that created a substantial risk of a miscarriage of justice. We affirm.

1. Background. On the night of June 6,…