Commonwealth v. Hussey

Nov 25, 1892
Reporters:
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Before:
Field
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.