Cofer v. State

1. The demurrer to the indictment was properly overruled.

2. There is no merit in any of the special grounds of the motion for a new trial.

3. “Before the act of 1903, commonly called the ‘ labor contract act/ can be violated, the evidence must clearly show that there existed in the mind of the laborer a fraudulent intent when he obtained the advance of money or property on his contract or promise to perform services.” Hankinson v. State, 6 Ga. App. 793 (2) (65 S. E. 837). “The evidence failing to disclose an intent to defraud on the part of the defendant at the time the advances were obtained,…