State v. Phillips

BRYANT, Judge.

*194 Where defendant intended to deceive the buyer but fell short of the completed offense of obtaining property by false pretenses as the undercover officer was not deceived at the time of the sale, the trial court did not err in denying defendant's motion to dismiss the charge of attempting to obtain property by false pretenses.

On 17 March 2014, Detective Micah Sturgis with the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office attended a meeting with members from multiple nearby police departments and sheriffs' offices. At the meeting, officers with the Gaffney Police Department reported that…