Commonwealth v. Matsos
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
657 N.E.2d 467 (1995)
Relevant factsFree
Over ten months, Matsos (defendant) sent the victim roughly forty vulgar, threatening letters, followed her to work, and made unfounded accusations to her employer, causing her to change residences and phone numbers; convicted of stalking, he appealed, arguing the evidence didn't show he actually intended to harm the victim, only that his threats were reasonably calculated to place her in fear.
IssueFree
Whether a defendant may be guilty of stalking when the evidence does not demonstrate that the defendant actually intended to harm the victim, but only that his threats were reasonably calculated to place the victim in imminent fear of bodily injury.