Commonwealth v. McDonald

Oct 19, 1888
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Couet
By the Couet.

There was evidence showing that McDonald ‍​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‍and Murphy were acting together as accomplices in keeping intoxicating liquor with intent to sell it ‍​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‍illegally. The court therefore properly admitted evidence of the acts of Murphy immediately after the ‍​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‍arrest of the defendant. The rights of the defendant were carefully guarded by the instruction ‍​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‍that the jury should disregard the evidence unless they were satisfied that the parties were acting ‍​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‍together as confederates in a common enterprise.

Exceptions overruled.