Commonwealth v. Cotter
Commonwealth v. Cotter
97 Mass. 336
Cases that cite this one
1 later published case cites this decision.
- Commonwealth v. Reichart (Mass. 1871)
This list shows which later cases cite this one. It does not say how they treated it, and no review of that has been done. Not a substitute for Shepard’s or KeyCite — verify before relying.
Opinion of the Court
The effect of the prayer for instructions was that a jury ought not to convict a party on circumstantial evidence. Any such direction to the jury would have been contrary to elementary principles. There is nothing in the nature of a sale to require any different evidence in kind or degree to establish the fact from that which is necessary or sufficient to prove any other fact. Exceptions overruled.
Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.