Commonwealth v. Chinn

The defendant has appealed (G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G) from her convictions on indictments charging forgery, attempted larceny, and that she "did buy, receive and aid in the concealment” of certain stolen goods. The Commonwealth presented evidence that on November 24, 1976, the handbag of one Nizamis, containing checkbooks on accounts at the Valley Bank and Trust Company and at the Third National Bank of Hampden County, was stolen. Nizamis notified both banks and the police of the theft.

At approximately 5:20 p.m. on the same day a car with four persons in it approached the drive-up window of…