People v. Tufts
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County and from an order refusing a new trial. Geo. H. Cabaniss, Judge presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMelvin, J.
Defendant was convicted of the crime of obtaining money by false pretenses. His appeal is from the judgment and from an order denying his motion for a new trial.
The substance of the indictment was that the defendant falsely represented that he had a power of attorney from his wife Jennie H. S. Tufts authorizing him to sign her name to promissory notes and to transfer certain valuable vendor’s lien notes belonging to her to secure the payment of such loans. It was charged that Victor H. Steele, relying upon said false representations, loaned the defendant seven hundred dollars.
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