Commonwealth v. Hammock

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Sampson—

Certifying the law.

The trial court sustained a general demurrer to an indictment accusing Henry Hammock of the crime “of unlawfully and fraudulently delivering a check for tho payment of money upon a hank, knowing at the time of such delivery that the maker had not sufficient funds in such hank for the payment of such check in full upon its presentation.” The specifications of the indictment read:

“The said defendant, J. C. Hammock, in the county of Henry, on the 30th day of December, A. D. 1922, and before the finding of this indictment, did…