Commonwealth v. Lacaze

After a jury trial, the defendant, Mickal Lacaze, was found guilty of stalking, G. L. c. 265, § 43(a ), and intimidation of a witness, G. L. c. 268, § 13B. The defendant was acquitted of two counts of threatening to commit a crime, G. L. c. 275, § 2. On appeal, the defendant argues that the trial judge's failure to provide the jury with a "no adverse inference" instruction constituted reversible error. The defendant further argues that the judge erred by admitting electronic mail messages (e-mails) written by the defendant in evidence and failing to instruct the jury that they must find by a…