State v. Gordon
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from ¡dhawnee District Court. An information was filed in the district court of Shawnee county, in which it was charged that “ George Gordon, at the county of Shawnee, in the state of Kansas aforesaid, and within the jurisdiction of this court, on the 30th day of August, 1894, unlawfully, fraudulently, falsely, knowingly, designedly and feloniously devising and intending to cheat and defraud one Henry Trenier, did then and there unlawfully, falsely, fraudulently,…
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Appeal from ¡dhawnee District Court. An information was filed in the district court of Shawnee county, in which it was charged that “ George Gordon, at the county of Shawnee, in the state of Kansas aforesaid, and within the jurisdiction of this court, on the 30th day of August, 1894, unlawfully, fraudulently, falsely, knowingly, designedly and feloniously devising and intending to cheat and defraud one Henry Trenier, did then and there unlawfully, falsely, fraudulently, knowingly, designedly and feloniously pretend and represent to said Henry Trenier that he, the said George Gordon, and an…
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The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, J.
*67L teMesUcise statute.^16 *66: The substantial charge upon which a conviction was obtained was that Gordon unlawfully obtained from Trenier the sum of $35 by falsely and fraudulently pretending that Gordon and an Indian owned and then had in their possession in Shawnee county a gold brick or bar of the value of $10,000, when in truth and in fact they did not own or possess *67such gold brick or bar. Some matters are alleged in the information relative to the future actions and conduct of the parties, and it is argued that these do not amount to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In re SnyderSupreme Court of Kansas · 1877
3Cited by10 opinions
- State v. BriggsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1906
- State v. HandkeSupreme Court of Kansas · 1959
- State v. CippolaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1969
- State v. VandenburgSupreme Court of Missouri · 1900
- State ex rel. Blake v. DunnSupreme Court of Kansas · 1925
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