Commonwealth v. Jones

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Commonwealth v. Jones

29 N.E. 467, 155 Mass. 170, 1892 Mass. LEXIS 274

CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

DecidedJanuary 5, 1892

StatusPublished

Cited by3 cases

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Commonwealth v. Jones, 29 N.E. 467, 155 Mass. 170, 1892 Mass. LEXIS 274 (Mass. 1892).

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Opinion

Allen, J.

The question whether the government witnesses were or were not intoxicated at another time than that respecting which they testified in chief, was immaterial to the issue on the trial. The defendant, having asked the questions on cross-examination, must accept the answers. To introduce other evidence on the subject would raise a false issue.

In the cases cited by the defendant it was only determined that testimony given in chief might be contradicted.

Exceptions overruled.

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Allen, J.

The question whether the government witnesses were or were not intoxicated at another time than that respecting which they testified in chief, was immaterial to the issue on the trial. The defendant, having asked the questions on cross-examination, must accept the answers. To introduce other evidence on the subject would raise a false issue.

In the cases cited by the defendant it was only determined that testimony given in chief might be contradicted.

Exceptions overruled.

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29 N.E. 467, 155 Mass. 170, 1892 Mass. LEXIS 274, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/commonwealth-v-jones-mass-1892.

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