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Commonwealth v. HendersonCommonwealth v. Henderson

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Nov 28, 1885
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By the Court.

The complaint is sufficient, and the motion to ‍‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‍quash was rightly overruled. It is immaterial whether the proceedings of the officer in serving the search-warrant were regular ‍‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‍and lawful or not, and the instructions requested on this subject were properly refused.

It is immaterial whether the liquors ‍‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‍which the defendant kept for sale were exposed or concealed, and the instructions requested upon the meaning of ‍‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‍the word “exposed” were properly refused. Commonwealth v. Atkins, 136 Mass. 160.

We can see no ground for contending that the evidence admitted ‍‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‍was incompetent, or that the instructions given were erroneous.

Exceptions overruled.

Case Details

Case Name: Commonwealth v. Henderson
Court Name: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Date Published: Nov 28, 1885
Citations: 5 N.E. 832; 140 Mass. 303; 1885 Mass. LEXIS 355
Court Abbreviation: Mass.
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