Commonwealth v. Youngworth

On March 27, 1996, a Norfolk County grand jury returned three indictments against the defendant charging him with receiving a stolen motor vehicle, G. L. c. 266, § 28, unlawful possession of ammunition, G. L. c. 269, § 10(h), and being a habitual criminal in violation of G. L. c. 279, § 25.2 On October 1, 1997, the defendant was convicted of receiving a *250stolen motor vehicle and acquitted of unlawful possession of ammunition. Thereafter, the defendant filed a motion to dismiss the still untried indictment charging him with being a habitual offender. The motion was based on insufficiency of…