NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal revision and are superseded by the advance sheets and bound volumes of the Official Reports. If you find a typographical error or other formal error, please notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Judicial Court, John Adams Courthouse, 1 Pemberton Square, Suite 2500, Boston, MA, 02108-1750; (617) 5571030; SJCReporter@sjc.state.ma.us SJC-11660 COMMONWEALTH vs. WILLIAM P. JOHNSON (and a companion case1). Essex. Present: September 3, 2014. - December 23, 2014. Gants, C.J., Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Duffly, Lenk, & Hines, JJ. Criminal Harassment. Constitutional Law, Freedom of speech and press. Practice, Criminal, Required finding, Discovery, Disclosure of evidence, Loss of evidence by prosecution, Promise by prosecutor, Argument by prosecutor, Speedy trial, Venue. Evidence, Authentication. Complaints received and sworn to in the Lawrence Division of the District Court Department on October 16, 2008. Motions to dismiss were heard by Anthony P. Sullivan, J., Mark A. Sullivan, J., and James D. Barretto, J.; and the cases were tried before Michael A. Uhlarik, J. The Supreme Judicial Court on its own initiative transferred the case from the Appeals Court. Robert S. Sinsheimer (Lisa A. Parlagreco & Ronald J. Ranta with him) for William P. Johnson. Valerie A. DePalma (Susan H. McNeil with her) for Gail M. Johnson. 1 Commonwealth vs. Gail M. Johnson.