Legal Opinion

State v. Carter

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 4, 1900PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Appeal from Warren District Court. — ITon. James D. Gambee, Judge. Dependant was indicted, tried, aud convicted of tbe ea-ime of obtaining tbe signature to an instrument by false and fraudulent representations, and from tbe sentence imposed appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Deemer, J.-

1 Tbe state claims that defendant procured from one J. L. Miller a check for $35.00, drawn on tbe Indianola Bank, by falsely and fraudulently representing that be (defendant) bad been to St. Charles, Iowa, and bad bought, a team of one Clanton; that he bad just learned that- tbe team was mortgaged, and that tbe mortgage must bo immediately redeemed; that be bad not sufficient money with which to make redemption; and that without tbe sum of $35.00 be would lose the property purchased or the amount paid thereon.

*182 The first jjoint made by appellant is that the indictment is not…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CoeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1874
  2. State v. LightfootSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899
  3. State v. LewisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1895
  4. State v. FooksSupreme Court of Iowa · 1884
  5. Bonnell v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1878

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. State v. DunneSupreme Court of Iowa · 1944
  2. State v. NealSupreme Court of Missouri · 1943
  3. Indemnity Insurance Company of North America, a Corporation v. Pioneer Valley Savings Bank, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
  4. State v. CottonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1948
  5. Hawkins v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1955

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