The misdemeanor case against Mashpee Superintendent Brian Hyde ended this week when a judge ruled there wasn't enough evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The judge made this so-called 'directed verdict' despite the fact that it was a jury trial.
Hyde was charged with trespassing and breaking and entering after resident Marilyn King accused him of entering her home without permission last fall during a residency check for her daughter who was re-enrolling in the high school. He apologized in a letter to the editor yesterday.
WCAI's Kathryn Eident talked with retired Orleans District Court Judge Brian Merrick to get his analysis of the ruling.