COMMONWEALTH v. AMARAL

No. 09-P-1683.

78 Mass. App. Ct. 557 (2011)

COMMONWEALTH v. ROBERT AMARAL.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Bristol.

January 6, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Todd C. Pomerleau ( Danielle M. Wood with him) for the defendant.

William R. Connolly , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: KANTROWITZ, KAFKER, & WOLOHOJIAN, JJ.


KAFKER, J.

The defendant, Robert Amaral, was convicted of assault and battery following a bench trial in the District Court. On appeal, the defendant asserts that (1) the trial judge erred by unduly restricting cross-examination regarding the victim's training and experience as a boxer and martial artist to establish that the victim was the first aggressor; and (2) the restitution order entered by a judge violated...

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