Opinion · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Commonwealth v. Carrol

Commonwealth v. Carrol, 8 Mass. 490 (Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court 1812)

Type: Opinion
Court: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
Date: 1812-03-15
Topic: general

By the Court. The lesser offence is animadverted upon, while the greater is omitted. The offence, of which the defendant stands convicted is not within the statute; and he must be sentenced as at common law. — He was accordingly sentenced to six months’ imprisonment in the common jail of the county.

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By the Court.

The lesser offence is animadverted upon, while the greater is omitted. The offence, of which the defendant stands convicted is not within the statute; and he must be sentenced as at common law. — He was accordingly sentenced to six months’ imprisonment in the common jail of the county.