Commonwealth v. Goren

In December, 2004, the defendant’s company was approximately $35,000 in arrears on its rent. During that month, the defendant delivered two checks totaling $8,000 to the landlord, ostensibly toward the arrearage. The checks were drawn on a closed account with a bank that no longer existed, facts the landlord discovered before attempting to negotiate the checks. The defendant was tried and convicted on a charge of larceny by check. See G. L. c. 266, § 37. On appeal, the defendant contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his convic*679tion as matter of law, arguing that a conviction…