Fischer v. People

Plaintiff in error, defendant in the district court, seeks reversal of his conviction on the charge of confidence game and sentenced pronounced thereon of not less than two and not more than five years in the state penitentiary.

The information filed in the district court on May 9, 1957, charged the defendant with obtaining from one Georgia Willard, doing business as Dinner Bell Cafe, the sum of $37.50 by means and use of the confidence game. Trial was to a jury on July 18, 1957, and this resulted in a verdict of guilty.

On February 20, 1957, defendant appeared at the restaurant of the…