Commonwealth v. Edgerton

This was an indictment in two counts under St. 1907, c. 560, §§ 270, 410, charging the defendant with wilfully performing his duty as an election officer contrary to law by knowingly making a false count of votes on the license question, and by knowingly making a false report of the result of a canvass of votes on said question at the municipal election for the city of New Bedford, held December 3,1907.

There was a verdict of guilty on each count, and the case is here on exceptions by the defendant to the refusal of the, judge * to direct a verdict for the defendant, and to the refusal of the…