State v. Freeman
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Lawrence county. Hon. A. E. Weatheesby, Judge. T. M. Freeman was indicted for. obtaining money under false pretenses. A demurrer was sustained to the indictment and the state appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The.second, third, fourth and fifth grounds of demurrer raise one and the same question. We will consider them together and make only one answer thereto.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Lawrence county. Hon. A. E. Weatheesby, Judge. T. M. Freeman was indicted for. obtaining money under false pretenses. A demurrer was sustained to the indictment and the state appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The.second, third, fourth and fifth grounds of demurrer raise one and the same question. We will consider them together and make only one answer thereto. These assignments are as follows: (2) The indictment fails to charge how the representation that T. M. Freeman was an agent of Caldwell & Smith, could induce or would…
1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.
The appeal in this case is taken from the action of the trial court in sustaining a demurrer to the indictment charging appellee with obtaining money under false pretenses. Omitting the formal parts, the indictment charges: “Devising and intending to cheat, wrong, and defraud one H. J. Rogers of ten dollars good and lawful *766money of the United States of America, did willfully, unlawfully, falsely, fraudulently, designedly, and know- . ingly pretend and represent to the said H. J. Rogers that he (the said T. M. Freeman) was then and there duly authorized to represent a long loan company by the…
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