Commonwealth v. Parmenter
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Indictment, under the Gen. Sts. c. 161, § 54, charging that the defendant, at a time and place named, “ devising and intending by unlawful ways and means to obtain the money, goods and chattels of Ehoda Corser, and with intent to cheat and defraud said Ehoda Corser, did then and there unlawfully, knowingly and designedly, falsely pretend and represent to said Ehoda Corser that a certain promissory note of the tenor following, that is to say, ‘1464.00. Worcester, Mass.
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Indictment, under the Gen. Sts. c. 161, § 54, charging that the defendant, at a time and place named, “ devising and intending by unlawful ways and means to obtain the money, goods and chattels of Ehoda Corser, and with intent to cheat and defraud said Ehoda Corser, did then and there unlawfully, knowingly and designedly, falsely pretend and represent to said Ehoda Corser that a certain promissory note of the tenor following, that is to say, ‘1464.00. Worcester, Mass. April 2d, 1873. One year after date, I promise to pay to the order of Ehoda Corser four hundred and sixty-four dollars, with…
1Opinion of the CourtLord, J.
It is no ground for quashing an indictment for obtaining property by false pretences, that it may contain some *356immaterial allegation, or that some one of the pretences charged may not be properly so charged, if upon its face there appears to be an offence stated with proper precision and formality.
The fact that the defendant represented that the note in evidence was secured by mortgage was competent evidence, and the instructions required in relation to it would depend upon the state of the evidence, and will be presumed to be proper if no objection is made to them. Ho such objection appears,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HenryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1875
- Williams v. HaywardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1875
3Cited by8 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. O'BrienMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
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