Commonwealth v. Sinai

The defendant was found guilty by a jury in the District Court of being a disorderly person under G. L. c. 272, § 53. On appeal, he claims that the District Court judge erred in failing to instruct the jury that the Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant’s conduct could not have served any legitimate purpose, including the exercise of First Amendment rights, and in failing to allow the *545defendant’s initial motion for a required finding of not guilty. The defendant also contends that the prosecutor’s remarks during closing argument regarding the need for adherence…