Commonwealth v. Roland

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Commonwealth v. Roland, 78 Mass. 132 (Mass. 1858)

Commonwealth v. Roland

Opinion of the Court

By the Court.

1. It has been repeatedly decided by this . court, that the words “ not being duly appointed and authorized *133therefor” sufficiently negative all legal authority. Commonwealth v. Clapp, 5 Gray, 97. Commonwealth v. Keefe, 7 Gray, 332. Commonwealth v. Hoye, 11 Gray, 462.

2. Alleging a party to have been a common seller in a building is not a charge under the St. of 1855, c. 405, which punishes the habitual use of the building, a different offence. That stat ute does not therefore repeal the earlier St. of 1855, c. 215.

Exceptions overruled.

Reference

Full Case Name
Commonwealth v. William Roland
Status
Published