Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Thompson
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 28, 1998No. 97-P-1866PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
Joseph Thompson was convicted at a bench trial in the District Court of three counts of violating an abuse prevention order (order) obtained by Tommie Rae Algieri pursuant to G. L. c. 209A, §§ 3 and 7. On appeal, Thompson’s principal contention is that a “no contact” provision in the order violated his right to free speech. We conclude that issue was not properly preserved for appeal and affirm the judgment.
1. Facts. The essential facts are not in dispute. On April 29, 1996, Algieri obtained an ex parte abuse prevention order under G. L. c. 209A, § 4, from a Probate Court judge. Among other…
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