Commonwealth v. Collins

In July, 2016, after an eight-day trial, a Superior Court jury convicted the defendant of rape, assault and battery on a family or household member, malicious destruction of property under $ 250, two counts of witness intimidation, and criminal contempt. The victim was the defendant's girl friend. On the defendant's appeal, we affirm.

Background. We summarize the relevant trial testimony. On June 11, 2015, at approximately 6 A.M. , the victim received an angry telephone call from the defendant in which he demanded that she meet him before work that day. Because her workday began at 7:30 A.M. ,…