Commonwealth v. Cartwright

After a trial at which the defendant, a pastor, represented himself pro se, a jury found the defendant guilty on a complaint charging trespassing, in violation of G. L. c. 266, § 120.1 The defendant appealed and continues to *1016represent himself. In an unpublished memorandum and order pursuant to its rule 1:28,- the Appeals Court reversed the judgment and set aside the verdict. Commonwealth v. Cartwright, 64 Mass. App. Ct. 1112 (2005). We granted the Commonwealth’s application for further appellate review and affirm the judgment of conviction.

1. The central issue in the case was whether the…