Commonwealth v. Vaughn

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Hobson

Reversing.

*560Section 12llj Ky. Stats., is as follows:''

“Every person who'shall •'falsely and- fraudulently represent or personate another, and in such assumed character shall deceitfully receive any money or valuable property of any description intended to be delivered'to the individual'so personated, with purpose to appropriate the same to his own use; shall be confined in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than five years.”

' Iienry Vaughn was indicted under the statute. The circuit court sustained a demurrer to the indictment and the Commonwealth…