Commonwealth v. Billings

A jury convicted the defendant of armed assault with intent to murder, two counts of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon (door frame and shod foot), and assault and battery.1 The only issue on appeal is whether the trial judge erroneously permitted a police detective to testify regarding his observations of tread , patterns appearing on the soles of the defendant’s sneakers. The defendant contends that the observations were the result of an illegal search, and that the admission of the testimony violated his *262rights under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.2…