Jackson v. Commonwealth

OSBORNE, Judge.

M. R. Jackson was convicted of obtaining money under false pretenses and received a sentence of two years. He appeals.

In March of 1967 Jackson approached the Boyle County American Legion Post and asked them to endorse him as a magazine subscription salesman. In return for their endorsement they were to receive a percentage of his sales. Jackson had sold magazines in Boyle County under the same arrangement the previous year. The Boyle County Post agreed. Under their endorsement, he sold subscriptions in the community for several months. One such subscription was sold to Ted…