Commonwealth v. McHugh
This text of 18 N.E. 74 (Commonwealth v. McHugh) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
The fact that the officers, upon entering the defendant’s kitchen, saw upon the table a bottle which appeared to contain whiskey, and a tumbler, was clearly competent. It was also competent to show what became of it, as a part of the res gestee, and to account for not producing it in court. Besides, the fact that the defendant permitted a person present to throw it out of the window, without any objection, is a significant indication that he did not have the bottle of whiskey for any innocent purpose.
Exceptions overruled.
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18 N.E. 74, 147 Mass. 401, 1888 Mass. LEXIS 118, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/commonwealth-v-mchugh-mass-1888.