Commonwealth v. Johnson

Opinion by

Mr. Justice -Schaefer;

June 30, 1933:

Defendant was charged in an indictment with attempting to obtain money by false pretenses. He was convicted and sentenced. On appeal to the Superior Court, judgment against him was arrested and he was discharged. Because of the fundamental questions of criminal law which the record presents, we allowed an appeal by tbe Commonwealth. These questions are: (1) Is the crime of attempting to obtain money by false pretenses committed where the prosecutor knows that the pretenses are false? (2) Can a conviction be sustained where the defendant receives a…