Commonwealth v. Kelley

Jan 4, 1896
Reporters:
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Before:
Field
Field, C. J.

No exception was taken at the time to ‍​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‍the remarks of the presiding justice to the jury when they came into court to receive further instructions, and ‍​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‍the defendant is not entitled as of right to have his objections to the remarks considered, although exceptions might ‍​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‍have been taken on a motion for a new trial if the motion had been denied. Kullberg v. O‘Donnell, 158 Mass. 405. However, ‍​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‍exceptions having been allowed, we have examined them, and we see no error of law in what was done ‍​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‍and said by the justice presiding at the trial.

Exceptions overruled.