Pollock v. State

The indictment under which appellant was convicted in the circuit court contained five counts. The first and third counts charged the defendant with the crime of obtaining $500 from one J.B. Martin, by means of false pretense. The second, fourth, and fifth counts charged that he obtained the signature of J.B. Martin to a certain written instrument, by false pretense.

The first and third counts were practically in Code form, charging the defendant with violating section 6920 of the Code 1907. The second, fourth, and fifth counts were, for practical purposes, in Code form, and charged the…