People v. . Baker
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal by defendant, Lorenzo Balcer, from a judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the Third Department of December 27, 1883, affirming a judgment of Court of Sessions of Bensselaer county, of December 15, 1881, Hon. James Forsyth, County Judge, presiding, convicting defendant of obtaining money by false pretenses, upon an indictment found February 18, 1880. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal by defendant, Lorenzo Balcer, from a judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the Third Department of December 27, 1883, affirming a judgment of Court of Sessions of Bensselaer county, of December 15, 1881, Hon. James Forsyth, County Judge, presiding, convicting defendant of obtaining money by false pretenses, upon an indictment found February 18, 1880. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court. It was stipulated by the prosecution and defendant that all proceedings on the appeal should be governed by the Code of Criminal Procedure. I. No false pretense, as…
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant was tried and convicted in the Rensselaer County Sessions for obtaining of William H. Meeker, on the 30th day of March, 1876, the sum of $575 by false pretenses. The conviction was affirmed at the General Term of the Supreme Court, and then he appealed to this court. The facts of the case may be summarized as follows: In and prior to March, 1873, Meeker was a Methodist minister, and the defendant was a reputable citizen of Schaghticoke, a merchant of considerable means, reputed to be wealthy, and in business affairs skillful and sagacious. They were intimate friends, and there…
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