Commonwealth v. Lewis

Found guilty by a Superior Court jury on an indictment alleging larceny by false pretense,1 and sentenced to serve a term at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction of not less than four and one-half years nor more than five years, Christopher Barden Lewis appeals both his conviction and the denial of his motion for a new trial. He claims error in (1) the venue of the trial; (2) the introduction of evidence exceeding the bill of particulars; (3) the judge’s instructions and lack thereof; (4) the assistance of trial counsel; (5) the denial of his motion for a required…