Commonwealth v. Connelly
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Two COMPLAINTS, under the St. of 1893, c. 417, § 321, the first of which was for falsely making, and the second for filing, knowing the same to be falsely made, a nomination paper. The first count of the first complaint alleged that the defendant, on November 24, 1893, “ unlawfully did falsely make a certain nomination paper for the nomination of a candidate ” for alderman of the city of Fall River.
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Two COMPLAINTS, under the St. of 1893, c. 417, § 321, the first of which was for falsely making, and the second for filing, knowing the same to be falsely made, a nomination paper. The first count of the first complaint alleged that the defendant, on November 24, 1893, “ unlawfully did falsely make a certain nomination paper for the nomination of a candidate ” for alderman of the city of Fall River. The second count of the first complaint alleged that the defendant “ unlawfully, knowingly, and designedly did falsely make a certain nomination paper, . . . which said nomination paper said John…
1Opinion of the CourtLathrop, J.
These are two complaints, each in two counts, under the St. of 1893, c. 417, § 321, the first for falsely making, and the second for filing, knowing the same to be falsely made, a nomination paper. The material parts of § 321 are as follows: “ Whoever falsely makes . . . any certificate of nomination or nomination paper, or any part thereof, ... or files any certificate of nomination or nomination paper, . . . knowing the same or any part thereof to be falsely made, . . . shall be punished,” etc.
Motions were made to quash the complaints because no fraudulent intent was alleged either in the…
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- Commonwealth v. WentworthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1875
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