Commonwealth v. Walcott

This is a motion to quash a complaint, because the warrant issued thereon was not under the seal of the District Court to which it was made returnable. The fact, that the seal upon the warrant was not the seal of the court was conceded, if competent and admissible. The complaint was made to a special justice of the court by name, and the warrant was. issued by him under his own hand and seal, and was made returnable to the First District Court of Bristol. The words of the attestation clause in the warrant are, “ Witness my hand and seal at Mansfield.” It does not purport to have been issued…