People v. Bartels

Defendant in error was prosecuted for obtaining money by false pretenses. A verdict of not guilty was returned by the jury and the district attorney brings the cause here on error under sec. 7113 C. L. 1921, which provides: “Writs of error shall lie on behalf of the state, or the people, to review decisions of the trial court in any criminal case upon questions of law arising upon the trial, * * *"

The indictment charged that defendant was employed by a school district to purchase for it a tract of land for the lowest price at which it could be obtained and was to be paid therefor, as…