COMMONWEALTH v. PASQUARELLI

No. 19-P-1710.

98 Mass. App. Ct. 816 (2020)

COMMONWEALTH v. JOHNATHAN PASQUARELLI.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

November 20, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick Levin , Committee for Public Counsel Services, for the defendant.

Kathryn E. Leary , Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: GREEN, C.J., MALDONADO, & BLAKE, JJ.


After a bench trial, the defendant, Johnathan Pasquarelli, was convicted of open and gross lewdness and lascivious behavior in violation of G. L. c. 272, § 16. The sole issue on appeal is whether — as a matter of law — it is objectively unreasonable for a police officer to be "shocked" or "alarmed" by exposure to...

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