State v. Silver

The defendant was convicted of the crime of obtaining money under false pretenses, and from the judgment entered on the verdict appeals.

The defendant’s first assignment is that the trial court erred in failing to sustain his demurrer to the indictment based on his contention that the criminal action was not commenced within three years after the crime was alleged to have been committed.

The facts upon which this issue rests are not in dispute. The crime was alleged to have been committed on February 17, 1960. On November 15, 1962, an indictment was returned by the grand jury charging the…