State v. Craft

Appellant was convicted on a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of three years. He appealed. The case originated in Howell County, Missouri. On a change of venue the case was transferred to Oregon County where it was tried on March 16, 1938. The substance of the charge was that appellant and J.R. King, through false pretenses, obtained checks totalling $59.94 from J.C. Cooper and Allie Cooper, which checks were cashed at a bank in West Plains, Missouri. The alleged false pretenses were, that appellant represented himself…