Strickland v. State

The indictment, under which the plaintiff in error was convicted was based upon Chapter 5134, Laws of 1903, and omitting the formal opening and conclusion is as follows: “That Raymond Strickland, on *130the 7th day of July, A. D. 1904, at and in the County of DeSoto aforesaid, did unlawfully and with the fraudulent intent of obtaining credit, money, goods, and other property, from H. E. Snow and T. E. Bryan, co-partners doing business under the style and firm name of Snow & Bryan, of Tampa, Florida, make a false statement in writing, of his financial condition to the said Snow & Bryan, with the…