State v. Cunningham

HENLEY, Judge.

William Cunningham appeals from a judgment imposing a sentence of imprisonment for six years for feloniously obtaining money by means of trick, deception and false and fraudulent representations, statements or pretense, commonly called “the confidence game”. Section 561.450. (All references to statutes or rules are to RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S., and Supreme Court Rules, V.A.M.R.) He questions (1) the validity and sufficiency of the information, (2) the giving of instruction No. 2, being the State’s main or verdict directing instruction, and (3) the verdict.

In his motion for a new trial…