Commonwealth v. Geane

The defendant was convicted of uttering, G. L. c. 267, § 5, attempted larceny, G. L. c. 274, § 6, larceny, G. L. c. 266, § 30,1 and larceny of property with a value greater than $250, G. L. c. 266, § 30 (nine counts). On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the indictment for attempted larceny was defective, (2) the indictments for the larceny counts likewise were defective, and (3) the trial judge erred in her jury instructions with respect to both the uttering and attempted larceny counts. We address each claim in turn.

*150Introduction. This case compels us to revisit a nettlesome issue…