Commonwealth v. Chagnon

This defendant was found guilty upon an indictment 1 charging in effect that he and one Mooney conspired to commit the crime of registering bets on the results of horse races. After having waived a jury, he was tried by a judge, found guilty, and sentenced. It does not appear that Mooney has ever been arraigned or tried.

The case comes here upon the defendant’s exceptions to the denial of his motion for a "finding for the defendant,” to the denial of certain of his requests for rulings, and to the admission of evidence.

The material evidence may be summarized as follows: The defendant over a…