Commonwealth v. Harrigan

On January 10, 2000, based on a charge of assault and battery, a judge of the Haverhill District Court found probable cause to conclude that the defendant had violated his probation. Following probation violation hearings conducted on January 26 and 28, 2000, a second judge found that “on or about November 12, 1999, the defendant intentionally hit . . . Tori Beal in the right side of her face which resulted in a visible injury,” and that by reason of this “subsequent criminal activ*148ity” the defendant had violated the terms of his probation. That judge revoked the defendant’s probation,…