Commonwealth v. Youngworth

The defendant was convicted by a jury of possession of a stolen motor vehicle under G. L. c. 266, § 28.1 His appellate issues are that (1) the identity of the informant described *31in the search warrant affidavit should have been disclosed; (2) his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by not pursuing a Franks or Amral hearing2; and (3) the prosecutor’s closing argument was improper. We affirm.

1. Background of the informant information and the search warrant. On February 7, 1996, an informant told Detective Lally of the Boston police department about a plan in the works by which the…