Cropper v. State

Having been convicted by a jury of obtaining goods by the false pretense of a bad check in violation of Code (1957), Art. 27, Sec. 142 (The Worthless Check Act), the appellant seeks a reversal for errors as to particulars, the indictment, the instructions to the jury and the sufficiency of the evidence, alleged to have been made by the trial court.

The appellant, Cropper, had been employed by one Cherrix (called “Chum” in the testimony) to build a chicken house. Cropper ordered certain heating equipment from a Philadelphia firm with which he had done business before. The firm agreed to sell…