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2 Mass. 397

Commonwealth v. Ward

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · decided 1807-03-15

The defendant was indicted at the last November term, in this county, for forging and uttering as true a promissory note, purporting to be the note of one Jonathan Ellis, payable to John Flanders, or order. Upon not guilty pleaded, he was tried before Parker, J., and convicted.

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Decided 1807-03-15

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Cited by 6 later decisions — most recently January 1924

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The Court

¶1unanimously overruled the motion. (a)

¶2 Vide Commonwealth vs. Ross, ante, 373. — Rex vs. Testick, 1 East, 191.— Stark. Crim. Pl. 103, 104, 2d ed.—2 Russ. on Cr. 359, 360, 2d Lond. ed.

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