Horton v. State

Citations

• 85 Ohio St. (N.S.) 13

Syllabus

<p>Obtaining property by false pretenses — Section 7076, Revised Statutes — Indictment must be certain and precise — No defense to indictment that money obtained was unlawful.</p> <p>1. An indictment under Section 7076, Revised Statutes, for obtaining money by false pretenses must set forth the alleged false pretenses with such certainty and precision as will reasonably apprise the defendant of what he will be required to answer, and so that the court may determine what evidence is admissible and must allege that the pretenses were in fact false and made with intent to defraud.</p> <p>2. It is no defense to an indictment for obtaining money by false pretenses that the transaction in which the money was so obtained was unlawful.</p>