People v. Haynes
Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors
Error from the supreme court. ' Charles Haynes was indicted at the general sessions of the city of New-Y ork, under the statute, fax obtaining goodsby false pretences from Messrs.
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Error from the supreme court. ' Charles Haynes was indicted at the general sessions of the city of New-Y ork, under the statute, fax obtaining goodsby false pretences from Messrs. Cochrao, Addoms & Co. a mercantile firm in the city of New-York, on the 9th November, 1883. The representations alleged to have been made by him, by means whereof he obtained the goods, were, 1. That he had then no note protested for nonpayment; 2. That he was then solvent, and worth from nine to ¿en thousand dollars; 3. That he was perfectly easy in his money concerns; 4. That he had no endorsers ; and 5. That he…
1Opinion of the Court
*554After advisement, the following opinions were delivered:
By the Chancellor.
We are called upon in this case to revjew a decision of the supreme court, upon a bill of exceptions taken on the trial of the plaintiff in error, upon an indictment for obtaining goods by false pretences. No bill of exceptions can be taken in a criminal case, to authorize a superior court to correct an erroneous opinion of the court below, or the decision of a jury, upon matters of fact merely. The recent provision of the revised statutes only authorizes the defendant, on the trial of an indictment, to except to…
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