The defendant was convicted on an indictment which charged that on August 28, 1961, "in the daytime [he] did break and enter the... dwelling house of John Scanlon ... with intent therein to commit larceny." G.L.c. 266, § 18. He has appealed pursuant to G.L.c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, assigning as errors the denial of his motion for a directed verdict, various rulings on evidence, and other matters.
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