Compton v. State

The appellant was convicted of the crime of obtaining merchandise by means of false pretenses. The trial was by the court without a jury. After a motion for a new trial had been made, and judgment had been rendered upon the finding of the court, he brings this appeal.

The appellant says that the trial court erred in overruling his motion to quash the affidavit. He contends that the facts stated in the affidavit do not constitute a public offense; that the affidavit does not state the offense charged with sufficient certainty.

This prosecution is based on §2947 Burns 1926, and alleges that Roy…