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Appeals court hears challenge to assault-on-officer conviction over whether defendant knew men were police
Summary
Attorneys in Commonwealth v. Maddox disputed whether evidence showed Jonathan Maddox knew he was confronting police officers and whether officers were acting under the color of authority; defense urged insufficiency, Commonwealth argued testimony supported a jury finding of knowledge.
The Massachusetts Appeals Court heard oral argument in Commonwealth v. Maddox about whether the evidence was sufficient to support a conviction for assault and battery on a police officer and whether the officers were acting under the color of their authority.
The defense told the three-justice panel that, even accepting the Commonwealth’s evidence, the record did not show that Jonathan Maddox knew he was interacting with police when his arm touched an officer’s neck. Defense counsel said the chaotic scene—“tens of thousands of people coming out of a concert,” in counsel’s words—supports the claim Maddox believed he was being robbed and responded as someone…
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