Johnson v. Commonwealth

*503Madeline Johnson was convicted of selling to Joe Roy a half pint of whiskey on August 13, 1950. The punishment imposed was thirty days confinement in jail and a fine of $250.

Defendant’s only contention is that the trial court committed reversible error in overruling her motion to declare a mistrial, because the court, in the presence of the jury, made statements prejudicial to her.

Joe Roy testified that between 2:00 and 4:00 a. m. on August 13, 1950, he went to defendant’s home in Middlesex county, and there bought from her a half pint of whiskey. Other witnesses for the Commonwealth…