United States v. Comyns
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pitney
This is a review under the Criminal Appeals Act (March 2, 1907, c. 2564, 34 Stat. 1246), of a judgment of the District Court sustaining a demurrer.to an indictment found under § 215 of the Criminal Code (Act of March 4, 1909, c.. 321, 35 Stat. 1088, 1130).
That section provides: “Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, . . . shall, for the purpose of executing such scheme or artifice or attempting so to do, place, or cause to be placed, any…
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