Commonwealth v. Wright
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Indictment for perjury, as follows: “ The jurors for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on their oath present, that Joseph Wright, late resident of Maynard, in the county of Middlesex and Commonwealth aforesaid, on the thirteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, with force and arms, at Concord in the county aforesaid, before' the District Court of Central Middlesex, holden at Concord in said county of Middlesex, by John S. Keyes,…
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Indictment for perjury, as follows: “ The jurors for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on their oath present, that Joseph Wright, late resident of Maynard, in the county of Middlesex and Commonwealth aforesaid, on the thirteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, with force and arms, at Concord in the county aforesaid, before' the District Court of Central Middlesex, holden at Concord in said county of Middlesex, by John S. Keyes, Esquire, then and there being the standing justice of said court, a certain complaint, then pending in said District…
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
1. The first objection to the indictment rests entirely on the difficulty arising from the careless insertion of certain words which make the first part of the indictment senseless as it stands. The indictment undertakes, at 'the outset, to set forth the case in which the alleged perjuries were committed, and the words “ Joseph Wright, late resident of Maynard, in the county of Middlesex and Commonwealth aforesaid,” and then again the words “ with force and arms,” are found in this part of the averments, where they have no relevancy or meaning. This error is obvious enough after it is pointed…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Commonwealth v. KnightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1815
- Commonwealth v. BouvierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1895
3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. VermetteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1931
- People v. PeckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911