Commonwealth v. Gleason
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Indictment for murder, signed “ A true bill. A. Burbank, foreman.” At the trial, before Chapman, C. J., and Ames, J., the defendant moved, before plea, to quash the indictment, on the ground that “ A. Burbank ” was not the foreman ; that the indictment was not signed by the foreman, by his own proper name and designation; that, being signed “A. Burbank, foreman,” it was not certified as required ; and that “A. Burbank ” was not the proper and legal name and designation of…
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Indictment for murder, signed “ A true bill. A. Burbank, foreman.” At the trial, before Chapman, C. J., and Ames, J., the defendant moved, before plea, to quash the indictment, on the ground that “ A. Burbank ” was not the foreman ; that the indictment was not signed by the foreman, by his own proper name and designation; that, being signed “A. Burbank, foreman,” it was not certified as required ; and that “A. Burbank ” was not the proper and legal name and designation of the foreman. The motion was overruled, and the defendant, being tried and convicted, alleged exceptions.
1Opinion of the CourtChapman, C. J.
The indictment is signed by the foreman of the grand jury as follows: “A. Burbank, foreman.” If we assume that the signature contains only the initial letter of his Christian name, it is sufficient; and though the motion to quash states the objection made to the indictment in various ways, nothing more appears to have been intended by it.
Exceptions overruled.
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