Commonwealth v. Obi

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A landlord (Defendant) was convicted of assault and battery for pushing a Muslim tenant down a flight of stairs. Defendant was sentenced to a two-year term of incarceration, six months to serve, with the balance suspended for a period of two years. As special conditions of her probation, Defendant was required to provide a written disclosure to prospective tenants that she had been convicted of assaulting a tenant and to attend an introductory class on Islam. The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed, holding (1) the trial judge did not abuse his discretion in imposing the sentence of incarceration or in requiring Defendant to provide written disclosure to prospective tenants as a condition of probation; (2) Defendant’s constitutional objections to attending the class on Islam as a condition of probation were waived; and (3) the remainder of Defendant’s allegations of error failed. View "Commonwealth v. Obi" on Justia Law