Opinion · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Commonwealth v. Pratt

Commonwealth v. Pratt, 126 Mass. 462 (Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court 1879)

Type
Opinion
Court
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts
Date
1879-03-27
Topic
general

By the Court. The witness, having voluntarily testified in part on the matter tending to criminate him, was not entitled to claim his privilege. Commonwealth v. Price, 10 Gray, 472. The instructions as to the responsibility of the defendant were correct.

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By the Court.

The witness, having voluntarily testified in part on the matter tending to criminate him, was not entitled to claim his privilege. Commonwealth v. Price, 10 Gray, 472. The instructions as to the responsibility of the defendant were correct. Commonwealth v. Barry, 115 Mass. 146. Commonwealth v. Carroll, 124 Mass. 30.

Exceptions overruled.