Jones v. People

Plaintiff in error Jones and one Bagnall wfere convicted of conspiracy to obtain money and property by means of false pretenses. Jones alone here seeks reversal. We believe that only two of the grounds urged by plaintiff in error as requiring a reversal of the judgment, deserve consideration; they are: (I) failure of evidence and (II) admitting evidence of other transactions.

The evidence in brief summary discloses that in October, 1942, Jones approached two men who were working in plastics in a barn in Colorado Springs and induced them to transfer their operations to Denver upon his agreement…