Commonwealth v. Mesadieu

A District Court jury convicted the defendant of assault and battery on a family member in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 13M(a ). On appeal, the defendant claims that the judge erred in (1) denying his motion for a required finding of not guilty, and (2) improperly admitting prejudicial hearsay evidence. We affirm.

Background. We summarize the facts the jury could have found, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth. See Commonwealth v. Latimore, 378 Mass. 671, 676-677 (1979). Around 6 p.m. on March 31, 2016, Estuardow Telles, an employee at the Marlborough Holiday…