Commonwealth v. Barsell

I. INTRODUCTION

Defendant Robert Barsell (Barsell) has been charged in 23 indictments.1 Pending before the Court are two motions by defendant to dismiss some or all of the indictments against him. Defendant’s first motion to dismiss argues that the indictments against him are multiplicitous and/or duplicitous and therefore violative of his constitutional rights not to be held in double jeopardy and to due process. Defendant’s second motion to dismiss argues that the stalking statute, G.L. c. 265, §43, is unconstitutionally vague and that the indictments alleging violations of that section…