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Hamilton v. State

Citations

  • 16 Fla. 288

Syllabus

<p>In an indictment for procuring property by false pretences, it is not sufficient to charge that the prisoner “ designedly, and by a false pretence, and with intent to defraud one A. P., did obtain with such intent the following property.” It must charge what that pretence was, and allege specifically that it was false.</p>

Judges: Yanyalkenburgh

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