Commonwealth v. Bonner
Cases that cite this one
27 later published cases cite this decision. The 25 that cite it most often are listed here.
- People v. Courtney (New York Supreme Court 1883)
- People v. Courtney (New York Supreme Court 1883)
- Polson v. State (Ind. 1965)
- Brown v. Walker (Supreme Court of the United States 1896)
- State v. Wentworth (Me. 1875)
- Jones v. Commonwealth (Mass. 1951)
- State v. Fogg (N.H. 1923)
- Territory v. Goo Wan Hoy (Haw. 1919)
- State v. Brooks (Iowa 1917)
- People v. Román (Supreme Court of Puerto Rico 1912)
- Pueblo v. Román (Supreme Court of Puerto Rico 1912)
- State v. Moran (Mo. 1909)
- People v. Dupounce (Mich. 1903)
- State v. Mitchell (Mo. 1902)
- Commonwealth v. Smith (Mass. 1895)
- State v. Taylor (La. 1893)
- State v. Taylor (Mo. 1893)
- Quintana v. State (Tex. App. 1891)
- Lockard v. Commonwealth (Ky. Ct. App. 1888)
- Price Peck v. State (Tenn. 1888)
- State v. Pfefferle (Kan. 1886)
- Bessette v. State (Ind. 1885)
- United States v. Landsberg (U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York 1882)
- Commonwealth v. Tolliver (Mass. 1876)
- Root v. Hamilton (Mass. 1870)
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 description of the offence in the indictment
The statute allowed the defendant, at his election, to become a witness. St. 1866, c. 260. By availing himself of the privilege he assumed the character of a witness, and subjected himself to the liabilities incident to that position. The statute does not exempt him from cross-examination, and impeachment as a witness; and there is no reason why he should be exempt from it. Commonwealth v. Mullen, ante, 545. Gen. Sts. c. 131, § 13. Commonwealth v. Lannan, 13 Allen, 563.
Exceptions overruled.
Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.