Commonwealth v. Hunt

A jury convicted the defendant of receiving a stolen motor vehicle in violation of G. L. c. 266, § 28(a). On appeal he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, the use at trial of statements he made to police both before and after his arrest, and the performance of his trial counsel.

All the evidence, which we recount in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, came in during the Commonwealth’s *566case, as the defendant declined to testify or call witnesses of his own. While driving through the rear lot of the Westwood Motor Lodge, a lone police patrolman observed an unattended Toyota…