Commonwealth v. Ricardo

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• holding that Legislature’s failure to define “dwelling house” in burglary statute meant common-law definition intended
• applying meaning of dwelling house in burglary statutes to statute concerning armed assault in dwelling
• for purposes of armed assault within a dwelling, G. L. c. 265, § 18A, entry must be ‘unprivileged’ or unlawful
• defendant could not be found guilty of armed assault within dwelling, see G. L. c. 265, § 18A, if he had right to enter
• for purposes of armed assault within a dwelling, G. L. c. 265, § 18A, entry must be “unprivileged” or unlawful
• for purposes of armed assault within a dwelling, G. L. c. 265, § 18A, entry must be ‘unprivileged’ or unlawful

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