¶1This case comes within the decision in Commonwealth v. Doty, 2 Met. 18. The record of the conviction of the defendant before the magistrate is not certified to be a true copy. For aught that appears on the face of the paper, it may be the original record. Exceptions sustained
78 Mass. 28
Commonwealth v. Sheehan
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 15, 1858
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · decided 1858-11-15
Complaint for an unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor. The record of conviction transmitted to the court of common pleas was signed “ Attest, Sami. B. Noyes, justice of the peace,” without showing that it was a copy; and the defendant, upon that ground, after conviction in that court, moved in arrest of judgment, and, that motion being overruled by Sanger, J*, alleged exceptions.
Decided 1858-11-15