State v. Hunt

Defendant was convicted of obtaining money by false pretenses. The circuit court thereafter entered an order arresting judgment and dismissing the indictment on the grounds that it did not state a crime in that it lacked specificity. The state appeals under ORS 138.060 (3).

The indictment in question charges:

“* * * EVANS SMITH, ALBERT E. HUNT, JR. and HAROLD EUGENE GOODWIN *' * * did * * * feloniously, with intent to defraud, falsely pretend that a proof of loss presented * * * to Fire Underwriters Association * * - * was a valid proof of loss, by means of which false pretense the defendants…