Perkins v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
From the Clinton Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtBiddle, J.
The appellant and Lewis C. Baum were jointly indicted for obtaining money and a promissory note feloniously, by false pretences.
The indictment contains three counts. The appellant was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in the state-prison on the second count, which was tested in the court below by a motion to quash and a motion in arrest of judgment, and held good. The sufficiency of the second count of the indictment is the only point presented for our decision. The objections made to this count by the appellant are:
1. That the pretences alleged are not such as would deceive a person…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- People v. HaynesCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1835
- Keller v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1875
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- Bonnell v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1878
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