Mason v. State

Herschell H. Mason, plaintiff in error (hereinafter called defendant), was convicted in the district court for Douglas county of the offense of obtaining, by false pretenses, goods, wares and merchandise with the intent to defraud, and was sentenced to a term of five years in the state penitentiary. He brings the record of his conviction to this court for review.

The information charged that defendant represented himself to be Ralph F. Chambers, and that he had established a regular and permanent grocery business at 1428 Military avenue, in Omaha, Nebraska; that said representations were false…