Commonwealth v. Magdalenski

After a jury trial in the Northampton Division of the District Court Department, the defendant, Christopher Magdalenski, was convicted of one count of assault and battery in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 13A, against his sister, Bethany Magdalenski. In an unpublished memorandum and order pursuant to Appeals Court rule 1:28, the Appeals Court affirmed the conviction. Commonwealth v. Magdalenski, 85 Mass. App. Ct. 1104 (2014). We granted Christopher’s application for further appellate review to address whether the trial judge abused his discretion in excluding evidence of the Commonwealth…