James v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

Appellant is under conviction for the offense of swindling, his punishment having been assessed at four years confinement in the penitentiary.

Appellant appears to have been unrepresented by counsel at the time of trial, but after conviction a motion in arrest of judgment was filed atacldng the sufficiency of the indictment. Subdivision 4 of Article 1422 of our Penal Code denounces as swindling:

“The obtaining by any person of any money or other thing of value with intent to defraud by the giving or drawing of any check, draft or order upon any bank, person, firm or corporation,…