People v. Wieger
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sacramento County, and. from an order denying a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Temple, C.
Appeal from a judgment and from an order denying a new trial.
The defendant was convicted of the offense of obtaining goods by false and fraudulent pretenses. He was prosecuted under section 532 of the Penal Code, which denounces as criminal “ every person who knowingly and designedly by false or fraudulent representations or pretenses defrauds any other person of money or property.”
On the trial defendant testified in his own behalf to the effect that he had no intention when he obtained the goods of defrauding the Sharpless firm; that he fully intended paying for the goods, and felt…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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