Commonwealth v. Young

Following a jury-waived trial, the defendant was convicted of two counts of making a threat to commit a crime, in violation of G. L. c. 275, § 2. In this appeal, he claims there was insufficient evidence to support his convictions and that his multiple sentences violate the double jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Massachusetts common law. We affirm.

1. Sufficiency of the evidence. In assessing the sufficiency of the evidence, this panel views the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth with specific reference to the substantive…