Commonwealth v. Everson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Complaint, in several counts, to a trial justice, for unlawful sales of intoxicating liquors. At the trial, in the Superior Court, on appeal, before Bacon, J., the jury returned a verdict of guilty; and the defendant alleged exceptions, which appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, J.
1. Duly certified copies of the complaint and warrant were sent by the trial justice to the Superior Court. Copies of the officer’s return, certificates of witnesses, memorandum of recognizance, conviction or judgment, costs and proceeding of appeal, were upon one piece of paper, purporting to be a true copy of record, attested by the signature of the trial justice. The defendant contended in the Superior Court that *435this paper had upon it marks of cancellation in ink; and moved to “quash the complaint and all proceedings under the same, because no duly certified and proper copy of conviction…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Learnard v. BaileyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1872
- Commonwealth v. JenkinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1884