Commonwealth v. Ober

These complaints in the Superior Court, numbered 6600 and 6601, were originally tried in the Municipal Court of the City of Boston. The defendant was convicted on all counts and fines were imposed. The cases were appealed to the Superior Court, where they were tried together, the defendant having seasonably waived her right to a jury trial. That court found the defendant guilty on each count of each complaint, and she was sentenced to pay a fine of $5 on each count. Further proceedings were stayed, and the judge, being of the opinion that the question of law is so important or doubtful as to…