State v. Gilmore

BRICE, Chief Justice.

The appellants (defendants) were indicted, tried, convicted and sentenced to the state penitentiary upon a charge of obtaining property exceeding the value of twenty dollars from Herman Pieper “by making false pretenses and with intent to defraud the said H. Pieper.” Upon request of appellants the following “Bill of Particulars” was furnished to them by the district attorney:

“Comes now the State of New Mexico by its District Attorney in and for the Ninth Judicial District and for a bill of particulars requested by the defendant, Sam Mersefelder, states:

“That the…