State v. Stegall

HOLMAN, Commissioner.

Appellant, Lawrence Stegall, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was found guilty of the offense of obtaining money by false pretenses and his punishment was fixed by the jury at imprisonment in the penitentiary for a period of two years. He has appealed from the ensuing judgment.

Mr. J. S. Warner, Cashier of the Bank of Leadwood, testified that the defendant came to the bank on May 21, 1959, and told him that “he was buying a new 1959 Ford station wagon and wanted to borrow some money to purchase that automobile”; that he wanted to borrow $1,200 “on that…