Legal Opinion
State v. O'NEIL
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided September 22, 1987No. 87-0312-CRPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCane, P.J.
The State of Wisconsin appeals an order dismissing a charge of theft by fraud, sec. 943.20(l)(d), Stats. We are asked only to decide the. narrow issue of whether the defendant, Beverly O’Neil, "obtains title to property” if she arranges for the fraudulent payment of money to a corporation of which she is the interim director, but does not herself personally receive that money.
We conclude that the money need not be obtained by O’Neil for herself. If a person induces another to part with money by fraudulent misrepresentations, then title to that property has been obtained within the meaning of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State v. RabeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
- State v. ZielkeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1987
- DeMars v. LaPourWisconsin Supreme Court · 1985
- State v. BeetsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1985
- Bates v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1905
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- State v. Matthew R. SteffesWisconsin Supreme Court · 2013
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