Commonwealth v. Laskowski

A District Court judge after a bench trial found the defendant guilty of violating the “no contact” provision of a G. L. c. 209A order on six occasions. After his sentence of eighteen months in a house of correction, six months to serve with the balance suspended with probation, the defendant appealed the finding and disposition to a jury session of the District Court. The defendant was found guilty of one violation of the “no contact” order and not guilty on the other charges by a six-person jury. The judge sentenced the defendant to two years in the house of correction, with one year…