Legal Opinion

Foute v. State

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1885PublishedCited by 9 opinions

FROM DAVIDSON. Appeal in error from the Criminal Court of Davidson county. Matt. 'W. Allen, J.

1Opinion of the Court

Deadeeick:, C. J.,

delivered.the opinion of the court.

Defendant, Foute, was convicted in the criminal -court of Davidson county, on an indictment containing two counts, one for obtaining money by false pretenses, and the second for passing forged paper.

The facts constituting the false pretense, as charged, ■in substance, are that defendant Foute was sheriff and jailer in Loudon county, and enclosed in a letter to P. P. Pickard, comptroller, accounts for jail fees claimed to be due him, in State cases for the months of May, June, July and August, 1884; that the accounts were false and…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. RathbunNew York Supreme Court · 1839
  2. Marston v. WaldrhynCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1802

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Webster v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1967
  2. Harris v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1950
  3. Kennedy v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1947
  4. Halquist v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1972
  5. Meade v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1975

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