Moss v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Thompson, J.:

A jury convicted Moss of obtaining money by false pretenses [NRS 205.380], and attempting to obtain money by false pretenses [NRS 208.070], We affirm the convictions since none of the assigned errors has merit.

An 88-year-old widow, Alma Clarke, received a telephone call from a “Mr. Allen” who represented himself to be a federal bank inspector. He informed Mrs. Clarke that someone at the bank was tampering with her account and asked her to withdraw $4,800 to facilitate the culprit’s capture. She did so. Upon returning to her home the telephone rang. The call…