State v. Leonard
Decision Date | 13 October 1914 |
Parties | STATE v. LEONARD. |
Court | Oregon Supreme Court |
Department 1.
Appeal from Circuit Court, Multnomah County; J. P. Kavanaugh, Judge.
T. J Leonard was convicted of obtaining the signature of two persons to a deed of conveyance by false pretenses, and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than one nor more than five years, and he appeals. Affirmed.
J. P. Winter, of Portland (R. R. Johnson, of Portland on the brief), for appellant. R. F. Maguire, of Portland (W H. Evans and John A. Collier, both of Portland, on the brief), for respondent.
This is a criminal action for obtaining the signature of two persons to a deed of conveyance of real property by false pretenses etc.
The following is a copy of the body of the indictment, to wit:
We have set out this prolix indictment because there is a demurrer thereto. The defendant demurred to it for the following reasons:
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