Moore v. United States

ALSCHULER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs in error were convicted and sentenced under an indictment charging violation of section 215 of the Penal Code (Comp. St. § 10385). In general, they were charged with devising a scheme for obtaining money or property by means of false and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and promises in the sale or attempted sale of certain corporate stocks, and using the mails for the purpose of executing the scheme. The indictment has 11 counts. The first sets forth the alleged scheme, which is by reference charged as the scheme in the next 9, and in each of these…