Commonwealth v. Perreault

The defendant appeals from his convictions after a jury trial in the Superior Court on indictments charging him with two counts of receiving stolen motor vehicles (G. L. c. 266, § 28), selling a motor vehicle with a defaced *1073identification number (G. L. c. 266, § 139[b]), possession of a motor vehicle with a defaced identification number (G. L. c. 266, § 139[c]), and perjury before a grand jury (G. L. c. 268, § 1). The defendant argues error in (1) the denial of his motions for required findings of not guilty (Mass.R. Grim.P. 25, 378 Mass. 896 [1979]) on both the perjury charge and the charge…