State v. McPherson

The indictment when presented by the Grand Jury, contained four counts: The first was for counterfeiting silver coin, current by law within this State; the second, for having in possession at the same time, five pieces of false coin, knowing the same to be false, with intent to utter and pass as true; the third, for having less than five pieces of such coin, with the same intent; and the fourth,' for uttering and passing such coin. The prosecutor, by leave of the court, entered a nolle prosequi as to the fourth count, and for this reason defendant claimed, that the whole indictment should be…