Commonwealth v. Hunt

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Commonwealth v. Hunt

21 Mass. 252

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court·Decided October 28, 1826·Published·Cited by 3 cases

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Indictment alleging that “ Alva Hunt &c. in and upon one Peddy Harvey &c. did make an assault, and her the said Peddy Hunt then and there did beat, wound and ill-treat, with an intent her the said Peddy Harvey &c. to ravish,” &c. It was objected that the mistake in calling Peddy Harvey by the name of Peddy Hunt, vitiated the indictment; but' the Attorney General said the whole clause, “ and her the said Peddy Hunt then and there did beat, wound, and ill-treat,” might be rejected as surplusage; Stark. Cr. PI. 273 et seq. ;1 and the Court seeming to be of this opinion, the prisoner’s counsel forebore to press the objection.

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Indictment alleging that “ Alva Hunt &c. in and upon one Peddy Harvey &c. did make an assault, and her the said Peddy Hunt then and there did beat, wound and ill-treat, with an intent her the said Peddy Harvey &c. to ravish,” &c. It was objected that the mistake in calling Peddy Harvey by the name of Peddy Hunt, vitiated the indictment; but' the Attorney General said the whole clause, “ and her the said Peddy Hunt then and there did beat, wound, and ill-treat,” might be rejected as surplusage; Stark. Cr. PI. 273 et seq. ;1 and the Court seeming to be of this opinion, the prisoner’s counsel forebore to press the objection.

Commonwealth v. Hunt, 21 Mass. 252 (Mass. 1826).

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