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Criminal Law Keyed to Capers
Commonwealth v. O’Neil
Citation:
67 Mass.App.Ct. 284 (2006)Facts
Beginning in January, 2003, the victim and her family began receiving a series of letters from the defendant. There were a total of seven letters received by the victim’s family. The letters presumed a familiarity with the victim, but the victim testified that, other than attending the same high school, she had never had any social interaction with the defendant. On April 23, 2003, the defendant was served with a “no trespass” order concerning the victim’s home. The defendant was told at the time that he should have no contact with the persons listed in the order and that he should not attempt to contact them.Nevertheless, the victim’s father received a letter postmarked May 10, 2003. In the letter, the defendant told the victim’s father that he appreciated the fact that the father was helping the victim because other than the father and the defendant there were no other people that will help her out unconditionally.
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