Commonwealth v. Assad

Upon the close of the Commonwealth’s evidence, the defendant moved for a required finding of not guilty (Mass.R.Crim.P. 25[a], 378 Mass. 896 [1979]), and the motion was denied. That denial presents the first ground of appeal. A second ground is that the defendant’s trial counsel so ineptly handled a motion to suppress pretrial photographic and corporeal identifications that the defendant was deprived of effective assistance of counsel. The defendant was convicted by a jury of: (1) assault with a dangerous weapon in a dwelling house with intent to rob (see G. L. c. 265, § 18A); (2) breaking…