So far as the defendant had any right to be heard under the constitution, he must be deemed to have waived it by escaping _ em custody and failing to appear and prosecute his exceptions ia person, according to the order of court under which he was committed. Defendant defaulted. Exceptions overruled.
Commonwealth v. Andrews
Court: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Date filed: 1867-10-15
Citations: 97 Mass. 543
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