Waye v. State

Appellant was convicted, by a judge of the Criminal Court of Baltimore, sitting without a jury, of four separate offenses of obtaining money by false pretenses, and sentenced therefor.

The only question involved is, Was there sufficient evidence to support his convictions on all, or any, of the charges ?

Although each of the offenses involved the cashing of a worthless check, all of the indictments were based on the Code (1962 Cum. Supp.), Article 27, § 140 (False Pretenses Act), and not upon § 142 (Worthless Check Act). And the surrounding facts and circumstances in three of the cases are so…