Commonwealth v. Rocha

After a jury trial, the defendant, William Rocha, was convicted of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, G. L. c. 90, § 23.2 The sole issue presented on appeal is whether the defendant's right to confront the witnesses against him was violated where the only evidence admitted at trial proving that the defendant had notice that his license was suspended consisted of a registry of motor vehicles certificate showing the dates on which the certificate was created by the registry and on which it was received by the United States Postal Service. In Commonwealth v. McEvoy, 93 Mass.…