Chappell v. State

The defendant, Joe Chappell, was charged jointly with W. T. Pemberton in the district court of Atoka county by indictment of a grand jury with the crime of obtaining money under false pretenses, demanded a severance which was granted, was tried, convicted and sentenced to serve a term of three years in the penitentiary and pay a fine of f476.25, and has appealed.

For a reversal of this case it is contended:(1) The insufficiency of the indictment.(2) The inadmissibility of the evidence of other crimes.(3) The verdict and judgment are contrary to the law and the evidence.

The first assignment of…