Commonwealth v. Bonilla

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Luis Bonilla, was convicted of larceny over $250 by a single scheme (count 1), and uttering a false instrument (count 2); he was sentenced to two one-year concurrent sentences to the house of correction. On appeal, he argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions. We affirm the judgment in part and reverse in part.

Background. On February 26, 2013, the defendant deposited six $5,000 checks, one into each of six newly opened bank accounts at Metro Credit Union, for a total amount of $30,000. The next day, the defendant returned to…