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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 138, § 59 (2026)

Forms used in prosecutions

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Section 59. The forms heretofore in use may continue to be used in prosecutions under this chapter, and if substantially followed shall be deemed sufficient to fully and plainly, substantially and formally describe the several offences in each of them set forth, and to authorize the lawful doings of the officers acting by virtue of the warrants issued in substantial conformity therewith; but this section shall not exclude the use of other suitable forms.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1923–1925 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Leach, 246 Mass. 464 (Mass. 1923).
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Commonwealth v. Leach, 246 Mass. 464 (Mass. 1923). “The requests of Berkman to the effect that there was no payment for the liquor and no purchase or sale of the liquor and no payment therefor and that the whole transaction was a subterfuge, were denied rightly.”
Commonwealth v. Goms, 252 Mass. 44 (Mass. 1925). “G. L. c. 138, § 59. Commonwealth v. Leach, 246 Mass.”
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