Commonwealth v. Consoli

A chance schoolyard encounter between the *735defendant, his former wife and their son led to a conversation among the three. At the time, orders issued pursuant to G. L. c. 209A, § 7, prohibited the defendant from contacting his son and former wife. As a result, a two-count complaint soon issued charging the defendant with violating the orders. A jury trial ensued, and he was convicted on both counts and sentenced to concurrent terms of probation. On this appeal, the defendant contends that the trial judge should have given an instruction on intent, and that her failure to excise certain…