Legal Opinion

State v. Faggard

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided December 30, 1918No. 2228PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Eddy County; Richardson, Judge. William Faggard was indicted for obtaining money by false pretenses. Demurrer to the indictment was sustained, and the State appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT.

ROBERTS,'J.

Appellee was indicted in tbe district court of Eddy county for obtaining money by false pretenses under section 1551, Code 1915. The court sustained a demurrer to the indictment, and the state appealed.

The indictment is very lengthy, and it would unduly lengthen the opinion to set it out. It set up in -great detail the fact that appellee had entered into an arrangement with the St. Joseph Cattle Loan Company, a corporation of St. Joseph, Mo., by which appellee was to purchase cattle in Eddy county, N. M., and was to mortgage the cattle to the corporation named,…

2Cited by9 opinions

  1. State v. LopezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1973
  2. Westmoreland v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1971
  3. State v. LosollaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972
  4. State v. JonesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1935
  5. State v. ArchuletaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970

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