Massachusetts Appeals Court October 26, 2017, 16–P–1263 (Commonwealth v. King)

The defendant was convicted by a Superior Court jury of three counts of aggravated rape in violation of G. L. c. 265, § 22(a ). On appeal, the defendant maintains that telephonic text messages he sent to one of his codefendants2 were erroneously admitted, and that the judge erred when she gave a consciousness of guilt instruction regarding the contents of the text messages. We affirm.