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Commonwealth v. ChandlerCommonwealth v. Chandler

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Mar 15, 1814
Reporters:
By the Court.

It appearing, by the return of ‍​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‍the respondent, that the person was not in his custody, nor within his control, ‍​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‍at the time of the service, the writ is without effect. It will be time ‍​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‍enough to hear evidence of facts in the case when the party is brought ‍​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‍before us. Until then, we can take no order upon the subject. The return ‍​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‍must be taken for true, (a)

Motion overruled.

Notes

Vide United States vs. Timothy Green, 3 Mason, 482

Case Details

Case Name: Commonwealth v. Chandler
Court Name: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Date Published: Mar 15, 1814
Citation: 11 Mass. 83
Court Abbreviation: Mass.
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