Legal Opinion

Connor v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided January 15, 1892PublishedCited by 32 opinions

Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Mariou county. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

Raney, C. J.:

The information is for obtaining property under false pretenses. There was a motion made in the trial court to quash the information, but the motion was overruled, and error has been assigned on this action. The first ground of the motion to be noticed is the one asserting that the information does not show jurisdiction of the court to try the cause. The principle of law relied upon in support of this contention is, that the receipt of money or other property obtained under false pretenses is the consummation of the offense, and the place of its receipt by the offender is the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. People v. AdamsNew York Supreme Court · 1846
  2. Commonwealth v. WoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1886
  3. State v. ShaefferSupreme Court of Missouri · 1886
  4. State v. HouseSupreme Court of Iowa · 1881
  5. Stewart v. JessupIndiana Supreme Court · 1875

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Thalheim v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1896
  2. Graham v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
  3. People v. HoffmannMichigan Supreme Court · 1905
  4. Bates v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1905
  5. Tucker v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982

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