Johnson v. People

In the district court of Huerfano county, Clyde M. Johnson and Felix Mestas were found guilty by a jury of the crime of obtaining money by false pretenses from the county, and upon such verdict the court entered its judgment sentencing each to a term in the penitentiary. To reverse this judgment they have sued out a writ of error in this court.

The indictment on which defendants were tried contained six counts, charging: 1. Conspiracy to obtain money from the county by means of a confidence game; 2. that money was obtained from the county by means of a confidence game; 3. conspiracy to obtain…