MILLS, J.
A jury of six in District Court convicted the defendant of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, to wit, a knife. G. L. c. 265, § 15A. The victim was Olga Pierowski, the defendant's wife. The sole issue on appeal is whether Officer Daniel Fitzpatrick should have been permitted to testify, over objection, to a "statement" made by Olga under the rubric of "spontaneous utterance," an exception to
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