State v. Losey

Defendant appeals from conviction of obtaining money by false pretenses. OES 165.205.

The defendant cashed a check purportedly made and signed by his wife, Karen E. Losey. The store clerk was questioned extensively about the representations defendant made in order to get her to cash the check. Her first response was that defendant said “his bank account was transferred up here to the First National Bank from the Florence bank.” The clerk testified that she relied upon the check as well as the representations.

On the trial day, before commencing trial defendant’s counsel moved for a postponement…