Opinion · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Commonwealth v. Hearsey
1 Mass. 143
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
- Jurisdiction
- Massachusetts
- Date
- 1804-10-15
- Topic
- bankruptcy
The Court (Strong, Sedgwick, Sewall, and Thacher, justices) ' inclined to think that the indictment was right, and ad- [ * 144 ] mitted the bond in evidence ; * saying that if it was not legally admissible, it might be set right hereafter ; (meaning, it is presumed, that, in case of a conviction, the defendant might move for a new trial for the mistake of the Court.) The jury found the defendant not guilty.
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The Court (Strong, Sedgwick, Sewall, and Thacher, justices) ' inclined to think that the indictment was right, and ad- [ * 144 ] mitted the bond in evidence ; * saying that if it was not legally admissible, it might be set right hereafter ; (meaning, it is presumed, that, in case of a conviction, the defendant might move for a new trial for the mistake of the Court.)
The jury found the defendant not guilty.