Deibert v. State

The appellant, Arthur Gr. Deibert, was convicted of obtaining money by false pretense, and his appeal presents ■eleven exceptions on the evidence, and an exception to the refusal to quash the indictment. The traverser was indicted under section 139 of article 21 of Bagby’s Code, which declares that “any person who shall by any false pretense obtain from any other person any chattel, money or valuable security, with intent to defraud any person of the same, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor * * * provided also-, that a mere promise for future payment, though not intended to be performed, shall…