Commonwealth v. Gauthier

As found by a jury, Arthur A. Gauthier, the defendant, committed an unarmed assault with intent to rob 1 and an assault and battery 2 upon Penny Broach on High Street in Salem at 10:00 p.m. on April 21, 1982. One-half hour later, on Ward Street, he committed an armed assault with intent to rob 3 and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon 4 upon Patricia Carney. On his appeal, Gauthier urges that the trial judge erred in: (1) refusing to suppress identifications made by the victims; (2) limiting, by threat of nullifying instructions, cross-examination to establish bias of a…