Commonwealth v. Easland

Sep 15, 1804
Reporters:

The Court (Strong, Sedgwick, Sewall, arid Thacher, justices) ruled, ‍​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‍unanimously, that she could not be examined. To have ‍​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‍had the benefit of her. testimony, they should have ‍​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‍moved to be tried separately from the husband ; which the ‍​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‍Court would have granted, had this been assigned as ‍​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‍the reason for the motion.