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Commonwealth v. HayesCommonwealth v. Hayes

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Nov 6, 1884
Reporters:
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By the Court.

The testimony of ‍‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‍the witness Farnham, identifying the defendant by his voice, ‍‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‍was competent. The weight of it was for the ‍‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‍jury, but it was properly submitted to them, ‍‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‍to be considered in connection with the other evidence ‍‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‍of identity. Commonwealth v. Williams, 105 Mass. 62.

Exceptions overruled.

Case Details

Case Name: Commonwealth v. Hayes
Court Name: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Date Published: Nov 6, 1884
Citations: 138 Mass. 185; 1884 Mass. LEXIS 47
Court Abbreviation: Mass.
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