Commonwealth v. Morrison
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Complaint alleging that the defendant, on June 5, 1881, and on divers other days and times between that day and October 24, 1881, at Rockland, unlawfully exposed and kept for sale intoxicating liquors. Trial in the Superior Court, before Gf-ardner, J., who allowed a bill of exceptions, in substance as follows: The government introduced evidence of sales of intoxicating liquors by the defendant on several occasions during the time covered by the complaint.
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Complaint alleging that the defendant, on June 5, 1881, and on divers other days and times between that day and October 24, 1881, at Rockland, unlawfully exposed and kept for sale intoxicating liquors. Trial in the Superior Court, before Gf-ardner, J., who allowed a bill of exceptions, in substance as follows: The government introduced evidence of sales of intoxicating liquors by the defendant on several occasions during the time covered by the complaint. The government also called as witnesses two police officers, who testified that they were present at the trial of this complaint in the…
1Opinion of the CourtColburn, J.
The only exception upon which the defendant relies, as the case is presented to us upon her brief, is to the overruling of the third, fourth and fifth grounds, or reasons, stated in her motion for a new trial. No authority is cited except the Pub. Sts. c. 153, § 8.
These reasons for a new trial relate entirely to rulings, or omissions to rule, during the progress of the trial and before verdict, to which the defendant had full opportunity to except, if she saw fit, but omitted to do so; and her motion for a new trial was addressed to the discretion of the court, and to the exercise of that…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Woodward v. LeavittMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
- Commonwealth v. TobinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
- Whittaker v. Inhabitants of West BoylstonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
- Behan v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
- Munde v. LambieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
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- Commonwealth v. McLaughlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Commonwealth v. DevereauxMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
- Ryan v. HickeyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
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