Commonwealth v. MacDonald

The defendant appeals from a District Court judge’s denial of his motion to dismiss a probation surrender proceeding.

1. Background. The defendant was initially placed on probation on January 26, 1995. A District Court judge later found him in violation of his probation and, on September 9, 1996, ordered his probation extended, subject to certain additional conditions. The pertinent docket entries state that the defendant was to attend a batterers’ program, submit to counseling for drug and alcohol abuse, and “stay away” from one Cynthia *221Evans.1 The defendant then signed new conditions of…