Commonwealth v. Silva

A jury in the District Court convicted the defendant on two counts of a complaint charging him with violations, on separate dates, of the no-contact provisions of a protective order. See G. L. c. 209A, § 7. The Appeals Court, in *195an unpublished memorandum and order pursuant to its rule 1:28, affirmed the convictions. Commonwealth v. Silva, 48 Mass. App. Ct. 1101 (1999). We granted the defendant’s application for further appellate review. We reject the defendant’s arguments that he was entitled to required findings of not guilty. We also reject his contention that he should have a new trial…