Commonwealth v. Mason

Following a jury trial in the District Court, the defendant, Donald R. Mason, was convicted of resisting arrest and acquitted of assault and battery on a police officer.2 On appeal, he contends that (1) the evidence was insufficient, (2) the Commonwealth's closing argument was improper, (3) the failure to admit the recording of two 911 telephone calls was error, (4) the failure to take judicial notice of a ruling on a motion to suppress was error, and (5) the verdicts were inconsistent. We affirm.

Background. Taking the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, Commonwealth v.…