Commonwealth v. Jefferson

The defendant, Raymond R. Jefferson, appeals from his convictions in the Boston Municipal Court of, among other crimes, assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, to wit: a flashlight, in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 15A. The defendant maintains five arguments on appeal. First, the defendant argues that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the verdict of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon because "there was no showing that the alleged weapon, a flashlight, was used in a manner capable of producing serious bodily injury." Second, the defendant argues that the…