State v. Kelly
New Mexico Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Santa Fé County; Brice, Judge. William G. Kelly was convicted of obtaining money and property from the State of New Mexico by false pretenses, and from the judgment and sentence, he appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OP THE COURT.
ROBERTS, C. J.
The appellant was indicted, tried, and convicted of obtaining money and property from the state of New Mexico by false pretenses. From the judgment rendered on the verdict sentencing him to the penitentiary, he appeals.
The facts upon which'the prosecution was based may be briefly stated as follows: When Congress passed the Enabling Act, authorizing New Mexico to adopt a Constitution and form a state government, and providing for its admission into the Union, it provided that the state of New Mexico should assume the debts and liabilities of the territory and…
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