State v. La Bar
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Defendant was indicted for the crime of swindling, tried in the district court for Hennepin county before Jelley, J., and a jury and convicted. From an order denying his motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, C.
The defendant was convicted of the crime of swindling. He made a motion for a new trial and appealed from the order denying his motion.
*433The prosecution charged that defendant and two other men, known as D. E. Graham and Edward Dixson, feloniously obtained $5,000 from one Edward W. Coyle by means of what is termed in the record as the “fake race horse or wire tapping game.” The crime was committed in the city of Minneapolis. We shall not attempt to explain or outline the details of the scheme.
Coyle reported his loss at police headquarters; and spent some days going about the city in…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Commonwealth v. TuckerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
- Stanley v. GadsbySupreme Court of the United States · 1836
- People v. DoyellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1874
- State v. McDanielSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1904
- Robb v. Hackley & WeltonNew York Supreme Court · 1840
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