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State v. Jones

Citations

  • 389 P.2d 398
  • 73 N.M. 459

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that although it is a criminal defendant’s right to have a preliminary hearing, that right can be waived by the entry of a plea
  • providing that in a prosecution for obtaining of money under false pretenses, the State must show that the victim relied on the false representation and surrendered her money to the defendant based on the false representation
  • noting more recent view expressed by Justice Traynor that promise made without intention to perform is misrepresentation as to state of mind and thus false pretense
  • defendant’s false statement that he was vice-president of company was material misrepresentation sufficient to convict defendant of false pretenses for scheming to sell worthless stock

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Judges: Chavez, Compton, Noble

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