Commonwealth v. Gupta

A Superior Court jury convicted the defendant of stalking in violation of a restraining order, G. L. c. 265, § 43(6). As a central argument in this consolidated appeal, he contends that the judge’s instruction to the jury misconstrued the statutory definition of stalking and that under a correct definition the evi*683dence did not establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. He presents several subsidiary arguments. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment and the order denying the defendant’s motion for new trial.

Background. 1. Factual. Through the course of six days and the testimony…