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Appeals court weighs whether rent money belonged to tenant or wife in larceny appeal
Summary
In Commonwealth v. Reese Collins (docket 24P548) the three-justice panel heard competing arguments over whether evidence showed ownership and intent required for larceny; defense counsel stressed joint ownership and return of funds, while the Commonwealth defended jury’s inference of intent to permanently deprive.
Chief Justice Amy Blake and a three-justice panel heard oral argument Tuesday in Commonwealth v. Reese Collins, docket number 24P548, over whether the evidence at trial was sufficient to support a larceny conviction for money taken from a leased apartment.
The dispute focused on two elements: whose money it was and whether the defendant intended permanently to deprive the alleged victim of it. Penelope Kathawala, representing appellant Reese Collins, told the panel that “the Commonwealth has conceded there was insufficient evidence” on the higher charge and argued the record…
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