Commonwealth v. Griffen

The relevant testimony at trial was as follows. Griffen’s father obtained the protective order, including no-contact provisions, ex parte from the Probate and Family Court. He was instructed to take a copy to the police department for service. He did so, providing two telephone numbers for Griffen and *1005informing the desk officer that Griffen was homeless (although the protective order indicated that she lived with him). The officer dialed one of the numbers, asked for “Kerri Griffen,” and receiving an affirmative response, read the applicable terms of the protective order verbatim. He also…