Commonwealth v. Nagle
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Complaint for selling intoxicating liquor to a minor. At the trial in the Superior Court, before Thompson, J., the jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the defendant alleged exceptions, the material portion of which appears in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtKnowlton, J.
The only exceptions argued are to the refusal of the court to permit the defendant to show his reputation in regard “ to observing the conditions of his license, and particularly as to selling or permitting the sale of intoxicating liquors to minors, and also to show the reputation of his saloon in regard to the same matter.”
Ordinarily, the defendant in a criminal case may put in evidence his general good reputation in regard to the elements of character involved in the commission of the crime charged against him, for the purpose of establishing the improbability of his having done the wrong…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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