State v. Colangelo

This is a criminal complaint brought against the defendant charging him with being a common cheat. A verdict of guilty was returned by the jury in the superior court. No motion for a new trial was filed. The defendant comes to this court on his bill of exceptions to certain rulings on the admission of evidence by the trial justice. His only claim in both his written brief and his argument is to the effect that such rulings, which included the admission of evidence of immoral practices and conduct, improperly influenced the jury and deprived him of a fair trial on the offense charged.

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