Commonwealth v. Hearsey

Oct 15, 1804
Reporters:

The Court (Strong, Sedgwick, Sewall, and Thacher, justices) ’ inclined to think ‍‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‍that the indictment was right, and ad- [ * 144 ] mitted the bond ‍‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‍in evidence ; * saying that if it was not legally admissible, it might ‍‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‍be set right hereafter ; (meaning, it is presumed, that, in case of a ‍‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‍conviction, the defendant might move for a new trial for the mistake of the ‍‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‍Court.)

The jury found the defendant not guilty.