Commonwealth v. Matsos

The defendant challenges his conviction by a jury of six in the District Court under the so-called stalking statute, G. L. c. 265, § 43, inserted by St. 1992, c. 31.1 The defendant argues that his motion for a required finding of not guilty, see Mass. R. Crim. P. 25 (a), 378 Mass. 896 (1979), should have been allowed because the Commonwealth’s evidence was insufficient to prove that he had made a threat with the intent to place the victim in imminent fear of death or serious bodily injury. Alternatively, the defendant argues that his conviction must be reversed because he is entitled to…