Commonwealth v. Burroughs
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
The first case and the second case were complaints for keeping intoxicating liquors, with intent unlawfully to sell the same in this Commonwealth. The third case was a complaint for keeping and maintaining a certain tenement used for the illegal sale and for the illegal keeping of intoxicating liquor, the same being a common nuisance.
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The first case and the second case were complaints for keeping intoxicating liquors, with intent unlawfully to sell the same in this Commonwealth. The third case was a complaint for keeping and maintaining a certain tenement used for the illegal sale and for the illegal keeping of intoxicating liquor, the same being a common nuisance. At the trial of each case, on appeal, in the Superior Court, before the jury were empanelled, the defendant moved the court to examine certain of the jurors specified by him, with a view to a challenge for cause with reference to their bias; and that the…
1Opinion of the CourtDevens, J.
The Pub. Sts. c. 170, § 35, provide that the court shall, on motion of either party in a suit, examine on oath each person who is called as a juror therein on certain subjects, and adds, “ the party objecting to the juror may introduce any other competent evidence in support of the objection.” The inquiries thus provided for were, in the cases at bar, made by the presiding judge. The defendants then moved that certain other questions should be submitted to the jurors, as they stated, with a view to a challenge for cause in relation to their bias, which questions the judge declined to put. It…
2Cited by12 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. GeaganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
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- Commonwealth v. SpencerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912
- Commonwealth v. ShermanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
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