Commonwealth v. Mendonca

Convicted after a bench trial in the Lowell District Court of two counts of violating a G. L. c. 209A protective order,1 the defendant claims the Commonwealth failed to prove *685that the protected party (Shirley) was put in fear of imminent serious physical harm as a result of telephone calls he made to her. He also argues that the Commonwealth did not prove he knew of the existence of the order, that the evidence was insufficient to show he called Shirley on a date charged, and that the jury waiver colloquy conducted by the judge was inadequate. We affirm the convictions.

1. Background. Shirley…