Commonwealth v. O'Hanlon

Jan 6, 1892
Reporters:
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Before:
Morton
Morton, J.

Under the complaint, the defendant could be convicted ‍‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‍of two sales, and no more. The jury were instructed by the court to disregard all evidence ‍‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‍of any sales except those relied on by the district attorney. It is to be presumed that ‍‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‍they followed the instructions. It was within the discretion of the court to permit the district ‍‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‍attorney to elect upon which sales he would rely. Commonwealth v. Bennett, 118 Mass. 443, 453.

The motion in arrest of judgment ‍‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‍is disposed of by the case of Commonwealth v. Taber, ante, 5. Exceptions overruled.