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Commonwealth v. Hussey
157 Mass. 415
Mass.
1892
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Field, C. J.

We are of opinion that the definition of what constitutes carnal knowledge of the body of a woman must be the same in prosecutions for adultery as in prosecutions for rape, and that according to the weight of authority the instructions given in the present case were correct. Commonwealth v. Squires, 97 Mass. 59. See Commonwealth v. Roosnell, 143 Mass. 32; Comstock v. State, 14 Neb. 205; State v. Shields, 45 Conn. 256; Osgood v. State, 64 Wis. 472; Waller v. State, 40 Ala. 325; People v. Crowley, 102 N. Y. 234; 9 George IV. c. 31, § 18; 24 & 25 Vict. c. 100, § 63; 2 Bish. Crim. Law, §§ 1127-1132; 1 East P. C. 436-440; Regina v. Jordan, 9 C. & P. 118; 3 Greenl. Ev. § 210.

Exceptions overruled.

Case Details

Case Name: Commonwealth v. Hussey
Court Name: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Date Published: Nov 25, 1892
Citation: 157 Mass. 415
Court Abbreviation: Mass.
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