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Commonwealth v. WelchCommonwealth v. Welch

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Nov 15, 1867
Reporters:
Before:
Chapman
Chapman, J.

It is well settled that ‍‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‍the conviction of another person for the same offence cannot be pleaded ‍‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‍or offered in evidence as a bar to a prosecution of this ‍‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‍nature, and the evidence was properly rejected.

The instructions given by the ‍‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‍judge as to the influence and coercion of the defendant’s husband were ‍‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‍in conformity with established principles. Exceptions overruled.

Case Details

Case Name: Commonwealth v. Welch
Court Name: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Date Published: Nov 15, 1867
Citation: 97 Mass. 593
Court Abbreviation: Mass.
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