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Commonwealth v. LordCommonwealth v. Lord

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Oct 13, 1888
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By the Court.

It was sufficient to ‍‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‍prove that the offence charged was committed during a substantial part ‍‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‍of the time named in the complaint. Commonwealth v. Kerrissey, 141 Mass. 110. The use ‍‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‍of the word “ continually ” was unnecessary. It does not ‍‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‍change or affect the identity of the offence charged, and it ‍‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‍may be disregarded as surplusage.

Exceptions overruled.

Case Details

Case Name: Commonwealth v. Lord
Court Name: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Date Published: Oct 13, 1888
Citations: 18 N.E. 67; 147 Mass. 399; 1888 Mass. LEXIS 117
Court Abbreviation: Mass.
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