Commonwealth v. Hines
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Indictment for keeping a disorderly house. The caption of the indictment was in these words: “ Norfolk, ss. At the superior court begun and holden at Dedham, within and for the county of Norfolk, on the first Monday of , in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred" and sixty- .” The offence was alleged to have been committed on January 1,1868, 11 and on divers other days and times between that day and the day of the finding of this indictment.”
Read the full summary
Indictment for keeping a disorderly house. The caption of the indictment was in these words: “ Norfolk, ss. At the superior court begun and holden at Dedham, within and for the county of Norfolk, on the first Monday of , in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred" and sixty- .” The offence was alleged to have been committed on January 1,1868, 11 and on divers other days and times between that day and the day of the finding of this indictment.” The certificate of the clerk, indorsed on the indictment, was as follows: “ Norfolk, ss. On this eleventh day of September, in the year…
1Opinion of the CourtGray, J.
In our practice, a caption is indeed affixed to every indictment, and returned with it by the grand jury; and is so far a part of the indictment that it may be referred to in order to ascertain the county and state in and for which the indictment is found. Commonwealth v. Edwards, 4 Gray, 1. Commonwealth v. Fisher, 7 Gray, 492. But defects in the title of the court as stated in the caption may be supplied by reference to the certificate indorsed by the clerk upon the indictment at the time of its return into court. Commonwealth v. Mullen, 13 Allen, 551. In the matter of time, especially, the…
2Cited by8 opinions
- United States v. BornemannU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern California · 1888
- Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
- State v. BrownriggSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1895
- State v. JenkinsSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1887
- State v. PeloquinSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1910
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.