State v. Bond
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Baxter Circuit Court; Archie House, Judge on exchange; The indictment follows the statute. C. & M. Digest, § 2449. The rule governing the description in larceny cases is applicable to this nature of case. 2 Bishop, Crim. Proc. § 173; 33 Ind. 159; 20 Grat. 716; 37 Ark. 443; Id. 445; 58 Id. 43; C. & M. Dig. § 2483; Id. § 2484. Under the last-named statute, a deed to realty is a subject of larceny.
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Appeal from Baxter Circuit Court; Archie House, Judge on exchange; The indictment follows the statute. C. & M. Digest, § 2449. The rule governing the description in larceny cases is applicable to this nature of case. 2 Bishop, Crim. Proc. § 173; 33 Ind. 159; 20 Grat. 716; 37 Ark. 443; Id. 445; 58 Id. 43; C. & M. Dig. § 2483; Id. § 2484. Under the last-named statute, a deed to realty is a subject of larceny. It is a chattel or personal property. 8 R. C. L. 923, § 3. See Shelton v. State, 96 Ark. 237. Tbe statute is not intended to apply tb a case oí .this kind, nor is it broad enough to cover…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
The State appeals from the .judgment of the circuit court of Baxter County sustaining a demurrer and dismissing the' indictment against defendant for the statutory offense of false pretenses and fraud.
The indictment, omitting the caption, reads as follows :
“The said T. J. Bond, in the county and State aforesaid, on the 15th day of January, A. D., 1921, with the intent to defraud and cheat one J. R. Cline, did then and there unlawfully, falsely and fraudulently and feloniously obtain from the said J. R. Cline a' certain warranty' deed to certain lands in said county and State of the value of…
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- Shelton v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
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