People v. Vida

Ernest J. Vida was convicted in the recorder’s court of Detroit of obtaining property of a value of more than $100 by false pretenses in violation of CLS 1961, § 750.218 (Stat Ann 1962 Rev § 28.415) and was sentenced to prison for a period of not less than 7-1/2 nor more than 10 years. Defendant appealed to the Supreme Court. The case was transferred to the Court of Appeals on October 14, 1964.

Testimony was introduced tending to show that on January 24, 1963, defendant Vida representing himself as George Annis made a small rental deposit on a vacant store in the city of Pontiac, Michigan,…