Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 1804

Commonwealth v. Hearsey

Commonwealth v. Hearsey
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Decided October 15, 1804
1 Mass. 143

Commonwealth v. Hearsey

Opinion of the Court

The Court (Strong, Sedgwick, Sewall, and Thacher, justices) ' inclined to think that the indictment was right, and ad- [ * 144 ] mitted the bond in evidence ; * saying that if it was not legally admissible, it might be set right hereafter ; (meaning, it is presumed, that, in case of a conviction, the defendant might move for a new trial for the mistake of the Court.)

The jury found the defendant not guilty.

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