Commonwealth v. Leo
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Complaint to the Municipal Court of Taunton charging the defendant with keeping intoxicating liquors with intent to sell.
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Complaint to the Municipal Court of Taunton charging the defendant with keeping intoxicating liquors with intent to sell. Trial, on appeal, in the Superior Court, before Dewey, J., who, after a verdict of guilty, allowed a bill of exceptions, of which the following is all that is material: “ Two state constables testified that they entered the premises kept by the defendant, in Taunton, for the purpose of searching for and seizing intoxicating liquors; that the place was fitted up with a bar, and there were beer mugs, dripping tins and tumblers ; that when they went in, the defendant was…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
1. The evidence was properly admitted, and was submitted to the jury under proper instructions.
2. The burden was on the defendant to prove that he was authorized to sell liquors. Commonwealth v. Dean, ante, 357.
Exceptions overruled.
2Cited by3 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CurranMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1875
- Commonwealth v. ReganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1902
- State v. WallaceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1921