Commonwealth v. Murphy

The defendant, John H. Murphy, appeals from his conviction of bribery, in violation of G. L. c. 268A, § 2 (a) (1990 ed.).1 Murphy alleges that the judge erred in *162amending the indictment and in his supplemental instruction to the jury on reasonable doubt. We transferred this case on our own motion. We affirm.

We summarize the facts. Murphy was the owner of two corporations, Eastern General Contractors, Inc. (Eastern General), and Eastern Steel Erectors, Inc. (Eastern Steel). In 1987, Murphy transferred ownership of Eastern Steel to his daughter. Thereafter, Eastern Steel applied to the State…