Pollock v. State

The indictment was in five counts, charging, respectively, false pretense and the violation of sections 6920 and 6921 of the Code; that is to say, counts 1 and. 3 charged . one offense, and counts 2, 4, and 5 charged another offense, in varying form. The fourth count was eliminated by a nol. pros. There was acquittal of the charge as expressed in counts 2 and 5, and a verdict of “guilty” on counts 1 and 3. The pretense laid in the indictment, alleged to be false and intended to injure or defraud, is that the said Peanut Products Corporation had paid big dividends and was earning 50 to 60 per…