Commonwealth v. McGhee

The defendant appeals from his convictions on two counts of “confin[ing] ... or putting] any person in fear, for the purpose of stealing from a building, bank, safe, vault or other depository of money.” G. L. c. 265, § 21. Evidence was presented at trial that the defendant and another man intimidated victims into withdrawing funds from an automated teller machine (ATM) and handing those funds over to the defendant and the unidentified coventurer. The defendant argues that these facts do not support a finding that he had the purpose required by G. L. c. 265, § 21. We reject this argument. We…