State v. Anderson

Citations

• 107 Wash. 336

Syllabus

<p>Criminal Law (444) •—■ Indictment and Information (111) — Harmless Error. A negative pregnant in an information charging larceny by false pretenses is not ground for setting aside a conviction.</p> <p>Same (110, 112) —False Pretenses (13) —- Evidence — Other Offenses. In a prosecution for larceny by false pretenses as to houses owned by the accused and that he was a contractor and builder, evidence of other instances of larceny committed by accused by similar false pretenses is admissible, not to show intent, but to prove the falsity of the pretense that he was a contractor and builder, by showing on the contrary that he was engaged in a fraudulent scheme (Modified on Rehearing).</p> <p>Same. Such evidence was admissible for the purpose of establishing criminal intent, since the acts charged did not in themselves characterize'the offense.</p>