King v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court of Washington county. I-Ion. S. F. Davis, Judge. Fred King was convicted of obtaining money under false pretenses, and he appeals.
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Appeal from circuit court of Washington county. I-Ion. S. F. Davis, Judge. Fred King was convicted of obtaining money under false pretenses, and he appeals. There is no testimony showing that the appellant intended by his statements to Anthony and to his stenographer., about the option, to cheat and defraud Charles Roberson (and these were the only statements that he is credited by anyone with having made in the matter), and there is nothing to show in his action and dealings with Roberson afterwards that he intended to cheat and defraud him. He was in Memphis at the time the trade was made,…
1Opinion of the Court
-Etheridge, J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The appellant Avas indicted for obtaining money under false*pretenses; the indictment alleging that King, devising and intending to cheat and defraud Charles Roberson, did then and there designedly, falsely, fraudulently, and feloniously pretend to the said Charles Roberson that he, the said Fred King, did then' and there have an option and power to sell to said Roberson certain lands, describing the lands, by means and color of which said false pretenses he, the said King, did then and there designedly, fraudulently, and feloniously obtain of…
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- Breland v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1955