State v. Talley
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Indictment against D. B. Talley for obtaining money under false pretenses. Defendant appeals from sentence. Mr. McCullough cites: If supervisor is not deceived, it is not a false pretense: 12 Ency., 818; 23 S.” C., 173. The latter cite: Claim need not he in legal form: 5 Strob., 158. Not necessary to show supervisor zvas deceived: 1 Arch. Cr. Pr., 465-472; 2 Arch. Cr.
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Indictment against D. B. Talley for obtaining money under false pretenses. Defendant appeals from sentence. Mr. McCullough cites: If supervisor is not deceived, it is not a false pretense: 12 Ency., 818; 23 S.” C., 173. The latter cite: Claim need not he in legal form: 5 Strob., 158. Not necessary to show supervisor zvas deceived: 1 Arch. Cr. Pr., 465-472; 2 Arch. Cr. Pr., 1387, 1398. Fraudulent intent may be shown by proof of similar offenses: 56 S. C., 495; 2 Rich., 420; 1 Bail., 300; 2 Bail., 44; Harp., 59.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
The defendant was convicted of obtaining money under false pretenses on an indictment which charged that being steward of the county poor house, “he did unlawfully and falsely pretend to the county commissioners of Greenville County that the said county was indebted -to him, the said D. B. Talley, in the sum of fifteen dollars for services as said steward from January the 1st, 1904, to April the 1st, 1904, and' did make out and present a claim against said county for said amount, wherein he stated that the same was correct, just and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- State v. AllenSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1900
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