State v. Oppenheimer

Citations

• 41 Wash. 630
• 84 P. 588
• 1906 Wash. LEXIS 1025

Syllabus

<p>Criminal Law — Obtaining Money Under False Pretenses — Evidence — Proof of Other Crimes. Upon a charge of obtaining money upon false pretenses by means of making a collection, upon a day named, falsely representing that the accused was an agent of the prosecuting witness and authorized to collect his accounts, evidence of similar collections from other parties under similar fraudulent pretenses, is inadmissible for the purpose of showing intent, or for any purpose, where there is nothing unusual or extraordinary in the means employed and no connection between the collections made.</p> <p>Same — Defenses—Advice of Attorney. Upon a prosecution for obtaining money under false pretenses, it is competent for the defendant to prove that he had collected money as agent for the prosecuting witness under the advice of an attorney, believing that he had the right to do so, hut only when it appears that the advice was given after a full and fair statement of all the facts, made in good faith.</p>