Rex v. Wemms: Suffolk Superior Court, Boston

Legal Papers of John Adams | Volume 3, Cases 63 and 64 | Documents | R. Criminal Law, continued: The Boston Massacre Trials | Rex v. Wemms: Suffolk Superior Court, Boston

Arraignment, Impaneling, Crown’s Opening and Evidence: 7 September, 27 November 1770 Adams’ Minutes of Crown Evidence: 27 November 1770 Adjournment: 27–28 November 1770 Adams’ Minutes of Crown Evidence, Continued: 28 November 1770 Adjournment: 28–29 November 1770 Adams’ Minutes of Crown Evidence, Concluded, and of Samuel Quincy’s Argument for the Crown: 29 November 1770 Samuel Quincy’s Argument for the Crown: 29 November 1770 Adams’ Minutes of Josiah Quincy’s Opening for the Defense: 29 November 1770 Josiah Quincy’s Opening for the Defense: 29 November 1770 Adams’ Minutes of Defense Evidence: 29 November 1770 Adjournment: 29–30 November 1770 Adams’ Minutes of Defense Evidence, Continued: 30 November 1770 Transcript of Remaining Defense Evidence: 30 November–1 December 1770 Adams’ Digest of Evidence: 29 November–1 December 1770 Josiah Quincy’s Argument for the Defense: 3 December 1770 Adams’ Argument for the Defense: 3–4 December 1770 Paine’s Argument for the Crown: 4–5 December 1770 Adjournment: 4–5 December 1770 Trowbridge’s and Oliver’s Charges to the Jury: 5 December 1770 Paine’s Minutes of Cushing’s and Lynde’s Charges to the Jury: 5 December 1770 Lynde’s Charge to the Jury: 5 December 1770 Verdicts: 5 December 1770