Commonwealth v. Argueta

The defendant, Samuel Argueta, was charged with two counts of malicious destruction of property, in violation of G. L. c. 266, § 127. A District Court judge allowed the Com*565monwealth’s motion to amend the complaint to charge the defendant with two counts of “tagging,” in violation of G. L. c. 266, § 126B.1 The defendant sought to admit to sufficient facts, and after a colloquy, the judge found sufficient facts to convict the defendant of tagging. The judge ordered that the charges be continued without a finding for a period of six months. On May 26, 2006, the charges against the defendant were…