People v. Bayer

Defendant was tried below on a 2-count information charging him with (1) obtaining $8,500 from Eugene Gottlieb on March 16, 1954 upon the false pretense that a house located in Oak Park, Michigan was free and clear of all encumbrances and (2) larceny by conversion from Gott-lieb of the same amount on the same date, as presently more particularly set forth. The case was tried by the court without a jury. The defendant was acquitted under the first count and convicted under the second and sentenced to serve 2 to 5 years in Jackson prison for larceny by conversion. His motion for a new trial was…