Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Huard

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided October 4, 1876PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Complaint to “ Charles E. Jenks, a trial justice in and for the county of Worcester,” charging the defendant with keeping for sale intoxicating liquors with intent unlawfully to sell the same. The jurat on the complaint was headed, “ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Worcester ss.,” and was signed “ Charles E. Jenks, Trial Justice.”

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Complaint to “ Charles E. Jenks, a trial justice in and for the county of Worcester,” charging the defendant with keeping for sale intoxicating liquors with intent unlawfully to sell the same. The jurat on the complaint was headed, “ Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Worcester ss.,” and was signed “ Charles E. Jenks, Trial Justice.” The warrant commanded the officer “to take and bring before the subscriber, or some other trial justice in said county of Worcester, the body of the above named Levi Huard,” &c.; and was signed “ Charles E. Jenks, Trial Justice.” The record, transmitted to the…

1Opinion of the Court

By the Court.

The record shows that the proceedings were in the county of Worcester, and at a court held by a trial justice. Any irregularity in the recital of his proceedings is rendered immaterial by the appeal. Commonwealth v. Burke, ante, 39.

Exceptions overruled.

2Cited by1 opinion

  1. Commonwealth v. GavinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888

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