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State v. Tanner

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  • 22 N.M. 493

Syllabus

<p>1. A' false pretense is such, a fraudulent representation of an existing or past fact, by one wbo knows it not to be true, as is adapted to induce the person to whom it is made to part with something of value. P. 495</p> <p>2. The giving of a worthless check constitutes a representation that the drawer has er’edit with the drawee bank for the amount involved, and said representation relates to an existing fact, so that a prosecution for obtaining money by false pretenses may be maintained. P. 496</p>

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  • providing that a “false pretense is such a fraudulent representation of an existing or past fact, by one who knows it not to be true, as is adapted to induce the person to whom it is made to part with something of value” (internal quotation marks and citation omitted)

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Judges: Bobebts, Iianna, Pabkeb

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