Commonwealth v. Vincent
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Complaint, for unlawfully keeping intoxicating liquor with intent unlawfully to sell the same, at Lynn, on December 8, 1894. At the trial in the Superior Court, before Braley, J., the jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the defendant alleged exceptions, in substance as follows.
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Complaint, for unlawfully keeping intoxicating liquor with intent unlawfully to sell the same, at Lynn, on December 8, 1894. At the trial in the Superior Court, before Braley, J., the jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the defendant alleged exceptions, in substance as follows. After the empanelling of the jury, while the clerk was reading the alleged copy of the complaint, it was found that by a clerical omission of certain words no offence was charged therein, whereupon the Assistant District Attorney orally moved to have the record amended, which motion was allowed, and the trial was…
1Opinion of the CourtLathbop, J.
1. The amendment of the copy of the record of the complaint was properly allowed. Commonwealth v. Phillips, 11 Pick. 28, 30. Commonwealth v. Kelly, 12 Gray, 123. Commonwealth v. Magoun, 14 Gray, 398. Commonwealth v. Wiggin, 111 Mass. 428. Commonwealth v. Taylor, 113 Mass. 1. Commonwealth v. Galligan, 113 Mass. 203. Commonwealth v. Sullivan, 138 Mass. 191. Commonwealth v. Le Clair, 147 Mass. 539. Commonwealth v. Carney, 153 Mass. 444. Commonwealth v. Quirk, 155 Mass. 296.
2. The offence charged, namely, of unlawfully keeping intoxicating liquor with intent unlawfully to sell the same in this *20Com…
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