Mitchell v. United States

BRATTON, Circuit Judge.

This appeal brings here for review the conviction and sentence of H. Dulaney Mitchell upon the first count of an indictment charging a violation of the mail fraud statute, section 215 of the Criminal Code, 18 U.S.C.A. § 338. The count charged that, having devised and intending to devise a scheme to defraud and to obtain money and property from Alma E. Doering by false and fraudulent pretenses, representations and promises, appellant stated to her that he represented a major oil company and was authorized to purchase oil leases for it; that he presented to her a false…