COMMONWEALTH v. MAZZILLI (2025)

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 23.0

A District Court jury found the defendant guilty of operating a motor vehicle while uninsured in violation of G. L. c. 90, § 34J, being a motor vehicle operator and refusing to identify oneself in violation of G. L. c. 90, § 25, and a number plate violation to conceal the identity of a motor vehicle in violation of G. L. c. 90, § 23. The defendant asserts various constitutional and common-law claims. We affirm.

All of the defendant's arguments are unsupported by reasoned analysis or relevant authority and, as such, fail to rise to the level of adequate appellate argument as required by Mass. R. A. P. 16 (a) (9), as appearing in 481 Mass. 1628 (2019). However, in reviewing the record and considering the defendant's contentions, see Commonwealth v. Shakespeare, 493 Mass. 67, 92-93 (2023) (preserved argument of constitutional dimension reviewed for error, and if so, whether error was harmless beyond reasonable doubt), we discern no error. Contrary to the defendant's arguments as we understand them, neither the requirement of compulsory motor vehicle insurance nor that of displaying a license plate on a motor vehicle violate the right to travel or any other constitutional right. We conclude that the evidence was sufficient to support the convictions.

Judgments affirmed.