Commonwealth v. Rosadilla-Gonzalez

A jury returned verdicts of guilty on separate indictments charging the defendant with assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, assault with intent to murder, and armed robbery. On appeal, the defendant complains of prosecutorial misconduct, ineffective assistance of counsel and erroneous rulings or abuses of discretion on the trial judge’s part. We affirm all three judgments.

Both the defendant and the victim had been “boat people,” Cuban nationals permitted to enter the United States. The defendant had been in prison in Cuba; the victim’s past was not revealed at trial, beyond the…