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Commonwealth v. Tilley

Citations

  • 306 Mass. 412
  • 28 N.E.2d 245
  • 129 A.L.R. 381
  • 1940 Mass. LEXIS 916

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  • “Keys expressly made to fit a particular lock for the purpose of wrongfully gaining access to a depository in which goods were kept, in order to steal them, are tools and implements of the kind and character described in the statute.”
  • “Keys expressly made to fit a particular lock for the purpose of wrongfully gaining access to a depository in which goods were kept, in order to steal them, are tools and implements of the kind and character described in the statute.”

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Judges: Ronan

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