State v. Wilson

Defendant was tried by a jury of five and convicted of the offense of obtaining goods by false pretenses, with intent to defraud. He was sentenced to the state penitentiary for one year, and has appealed.

Bill No. 1.

On the trial of the case, the counsel for defendant requested the court to give to the jury the following- special charge:.“The burden is upon the State to prove a fraudulent intent on the part of the accused. Such intent must be proved specifically, and it cannot be implied from the fact that the pretense alleged was made, and that it was false, and that the accused knew it to be…