Case Name: Commonwealth versus John C. Smith
Court: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
Decision Date: 1828-10-22
Citations: 7 Pick. 137
Docket Number: 
Parties: Commonwealth versus John C. Smith.
Judges: 
Reporter: Massachusetts Reports
Volume: 24
Pages: 142–142

Head Matter:
Commonwealth versus John C. Smith.
Oct. 22d.
The prisoner was convicted on an indictment under St. 1804, c. 120, § 4, for having in his possession, with an intent to pass the same as true, two counterfeit bills of the denomination of three dollars, in the similitude of bills issued by the. Bank of North America, in Rhode Island. It was' objected that the similitude was not proved, as it appeared that the bank had never issued bills of that denomination. But the Court said, that as the bills had the external appearance of bills issued by the bank, and purported to be signed by the president and cashier, they had the similitude intended by the statute.
L. Williams, for the prisoner,
cited 2 East’s P. C. 952, Commonwealth v. Boynton, 2 Mass. R. 77.
See 3 Chitty on Crim. Law, (3d Am. ed.) 1039; State v. Carr, 5 New Hampsh. R. 367.

Opinion:
Morton (Att. Gen.) cited 2 East's P. C. 950.