Commonwealth v. Foreman

The defendant, Errol Foreman, went to the apartment of the mother of his soon-to-be-bom child and told her he wanted nothing more to do with her. An argument and altercation ensued, and the defendant was arrested and charged with assault and battery. Two days later, the victim sought and received a restraining order pursuant to G. L. c. 209A. At the assault and battery trial, at which the defendant was convicted *511by a jury, the Commonwealth introduced the 209A complaint, affidavit, and order arising out of the incident, which included printed statements regarding the court’s determination that…