Commonwealth v. Ortiz

The defendant, David Ortiz, pleaded guilty in August, 2001, to the crimes *905of assault and battery and threatening to commit a crime, and he was sentenced to two years of probation. During that period of probation, he was charged with the crimes of assault and battery and malicious damage to a motor vehicle. After a hearing in the District Court, at which the only witness for the Commonwealth was a police officer who testified over hearsay objections, the defendant’s probation was revoked and a house of correction sentence was imposed. On appeal, the defendant contends that the revocation was…